retreat
- v.撤退;后退;退却;(由于批评或环境过于恶劣)改变主意，退缩;离开;隐退;退去;离去;跌价
- n.撤退;退却;退避;(由于批评或环境过于恶劣)改变决定，退缩;逃避;躲避;静修期间（或活动）;僻静处
过去式： retreated 现在分词： retreating 过去分词： retreated 第三人称单数： retreats
re- 向后,往回 + treat v.对待
retreatverb
遇险；失败 from danger/defeat
退却；撤退
to move away from a place or an enemy because you are in danger or because you have been defeated
The army was forced to retreat after suffering heavy losses.
部队因伤亡惨重被迫撤退。
We retreated back down the mountain.
我们从山上撤了下来。
离开；退后 move away/back
离开；离去；退去；后退
to move away or back
He watched her retreating figure.
他看着她的身影渐渐远去。
The flood waters slowly retreated.
洪水慢慢地消退。
改变决定 change decision
（由于批评或环境过于恶劣）改变主意，退缩
to change your mind about sth because of criticism or because a situation has become too difficult
The government had retreated from its pledge to reduce class sizes.
政府已经改变了缩小班级规模的承诺。
到僻静处 to quiet place
隐退；逃避；躲避
to escape to a place that is quieter or safer
Bored with the conversation, she retreated to her bedroom.
她厌倦了这样的交谈，躲进了自己的卧室。
He retreated into a world of fantasy.
他遁入了幻想世界。
金融 finance
跌价
to lose value
Share prices retreated 45p to 538p.
这种股票价格下跌45便士，降到了538便士。
noun
遇险；失败 from danger/defeat
撤退；退却
a movement away from a place or an enemy because of danger or defeat
Hitler's retreat from Russia
希特勒从俄国的撤退
The army was in full retreat (= retreating very quickly) .
部队全线撤退。
to sound the retreat (= to give a loud signal for an army to move away)
发出撤退信号
逃跑 escape
逃避；退避；躲避
an act of trying to escape from a particular situation to one that you think is safer or more pleasant
Is watching television a retreat from reality?
看电视是对现实的一种逃避吗？
改变决定 change of decision
（由于批评或环境过于恶劣）改变决定，退缩
an act of changing a decision because of criticism or because a situation has become too difficult
The Senator made an embarrassing retreat from his earlier position.
这位参议员很尴尬地改变了他早先的立场。
安静的地方 quiet place
僻静处；隐居处
a quiet, private place that you go to in order to get away from your usual life
a country retreat
乡间幽静的住所
静修期间（或活动）
a period of time when sb stops their usual activities and goes to a quiet place for prayer and thought; an organized event when people can do this
He went into retreat and tried to resolve the conflicts within himself.
他去静修并试图调节自己内心的矛盾冲突。
to go on a Buddhist retreat
去参加佛教的静修
to go away or back quickly, especially to avoid sth unpleasant
retreat
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VERB 退避;后退;离开
If you retreat, you move away from something or someone.'I've already got a job,' I said quickly, and retreated from the room...
“我已经有了一份工作。”我马上说道，并从房间里退了出来。
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VERB (军队)撤退，退却
When an army retreats, it moves away from enemy forces in order to avoid fighting them.The French, suddenly outnumbered, were forced to retreat...
人数突然处于劣势的法军被迫撤退。
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VERB 放弃，远离（计划、生活方式等）；从…中隐退
If you retreat from something such as a plan or a way of life, you give it up, usually in order to do something safer or less extreme.I believe people should live in houses that allow them to retreat from the harsh realities of life...
我认为人们所居住的房子应该能让他们远离残酷的现实生活。
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N-COUNT 隐居地;静养所
A retreat is a quiet, isolated place that you go to in order to rest or to do things in private.He spent yesterday hidden away in his country retreat.
他昨天躲在了他乡下的静养地。
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PHRASE 匆匆离开;仓皇撤退
If you beat a retreat, you leave a place quickly in order to avoid an embarrassing or dangerous situation.Cockburn decided it was time to beat a hasty retreat.
科伯恩认为到了该紧急撤退的时候了。
noun
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- the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
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- withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
- the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity
- Synonym: retirement
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- (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
- the disorderly retreat of French troops
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- an area where you can be alone
- Synonym: hideaway
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- (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
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- (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
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- a place of privacy;a place affording peace and quiet
verb
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- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him
- He backed out of his earlier promise
- The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns
- Synonym: pull back back out back away crawfish crawfish out pull in one's horns withdraw
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- pull back or move away or backward
- The enemy withdrew
- The limo pulled away from the curb
- Synonym: withdraw pull away draw back recede pull back retire move back
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- move back
- The glacier retrogrades
- Synonym: retrograde
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- move away, as for privacy
- The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer
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He was not one to retreat but rather one who would take up the gauntlet .
他不是一个想退却的人，倒是一个宁愿应战的人。
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The enemy troops were in full retreat .
敌军全线退却。
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The army was forced to retreat after suffering heavy losses .
部队因伤亡惨重被迫撤退。
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The government had retreated from its pledge to reduce class sizes .
政府已经改变了缩小班级规模的承诺。
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The Senator made an embarrassing retreat from his earlier position .
这位参议员很尴尬地改变了他早先的立场。
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He went into retreat and tried to resolve the conflicts within himself .
他去静修并试图调节自己内心的矛盾冲突。
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Is watching television a retreat from reality ?
看电视是对现实的一种逃避吗？
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The army was in full retreat .
部队全线撤退。
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Share prices retreated 45p to 538p .
这种股票价格下跌45便士，降到了538便士。
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Bored with the conversation , she retreated to her bedroom .
她厌倦了这样的交谈，躲进了自己的卧室。
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The flood waters slowly retreated .
洪水慢慢地消退。
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He commanded his men to retreat .
他命令手下撤退。
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He watched her retreating figure .
他看着她的身影渐渐远去。
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He spent yesterday hidden away in his country retreat .
他昨天躲在了他乡下的静养地。
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' I 've already got a job , ' I said quickly , and retreated from the room
“我已经有了一份工作。”我马上说道，并从房间里退了出来。
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Cockburn decided it was time to beat a hasty retreat .
科伯恩认为到了该紧急撤退的时候了。
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Yesterday 's vote itself was a retreat from an earlier fallback position .
昨天的投票本身就是放弃先前所留退路的做法。
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His team retreated last night with tails tucked firmly between their legs .
昨晚，他的队伍灰溜溜地退场了。
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I believe people should live in houses that allow them to retreat from the harsh realities of life
我认为人们所居住的房子应该能让他们远离残酷的现实生活。
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The young nurse pulled a face at the Matron 's retreating figure .
看着护士长离去的身影，这个年轻的护士做了个鬼脸。
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The French , suddenly outnumbered , were forced to retreat
人数突然处于劣势的法军被迫撤退。
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Shell Cottage provides the perfect retreat from the hustle and bustle of London
谢尔农舍为想要躲避伦敦的忙碌喧嚣的人们提供了一个绝佳的休闲之所。
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' I 've got to fix my hair , ' I said and retreated to my bedroom
“我得把头发梳理一下，”我说罢回到了卧室。
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He retreated behind a veil of cigarette smoke .
他隐藏在一层香烟烟雾之后。
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They say they will stay to rebuild their homes rather than retreat to refugee camps
他们说他们将留下重建家园而不是躲到难民营里。
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If your ordinary life is out of control , then retreating into a cosy ritual will not improve matters
如果正常生活都一团糟了，那么再讲究小情调根本无济于事。
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Thatched pavilions provide shady retreats for relaxing and reading in privacy .
茅草亭是独自放松和读书的阴凉清幽之所。
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Croatian army troops retreated from northern Bosnia and the area fell to the Serbs
克罗地亚军队从波斯尼亚北部撤军后，该地区落入塞尔维亚人手里。
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Retreating soldiers were dousing homes and shops with petrol and setting them on fire .
撤退的士兵把汽油浇到住宅和商店上，并放火焚烧。
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The police retreated at a sprint
警方快速撤退。
指退职、退役、退休、因伤退出比赛等；也指离开去某个僻静之处。
He has no plans to retire as chief editor of the magazine.
他还不打算从杂志总编辑的位置上退下来。
She retired from teaching at 65.
她65岁从教师岗位上退休。
He retired to his room to call her.
他躲进自己的房间给她打电话。
He had to retire with a knee injury in the first half.
他上半场因膝部受伤只得退赛。
指把人从危险地区疏散、撤空。
The villagers were evacuated because of flood.
因为洪水泛滥，村民们被全部撤离。
The soldiers were evacuated from the front.
士兵们全部从前线撤退。
多指因处境危险或被打败而退却，尤指军队撤退，也指避开某人或某物，或从一个地方移到另一个安静的私人场所，常含被迫、不情愿之意。
They missed the opportunity to attack and had to retreat.
他们错失了进攻时机，只得撤退。
He retreated when he saw her.
他一看到她就躲开了。
She has no choice but to retreat from public life.
她别无选择，只能退出公众生活。
The defeated soldiers had to retreat from the battle.
溃败的士兵只得撤出战斗。
Napoleon's troops had to retreat from Moscow.
拿破仑的部队只得从莫斯科撤退。
指让部队等撤离某处，或指某人退出活动、组织等，侧重因某种原因而有意或被迫撤退、离开。
The commander refused to withdraw his troops.
指挥官拒不撤回部队。
The peacekeeping forces were forced to withdraw.
维和部队被迫撤走了。
A bad cold forced him to withdraw from the swimming competition.
重感冒迫使她退出了游泳比赛。
The public protested against the country's decision to withdraw from the European Union.
公众对该国政府的决定提出抗议，反对退出欧盟。
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