retreat
[rɪ'tri:t] verb
POSITION 位置
ADVANCED intransitive often + adverb or preposition
■to go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or danger 退却；撤退；后退•Attacks by enemy aircraft forced the tanks to retreat (from the city).敌机的轰炸迫使坦克（从这座城市）撤离。 •When she came towards me shouting, I retreated (behind my desk).她大叫着冲向我时，我就后退（到了桌子后面）。 intransitive
■to go to a quiet safe place in order to avoid a difficult situation 退却；躲避；隐退•When he's done something wrong, he retreats to his bedroom.他要是做了甚么错事，就会躲到自己睡房里去。
[rɪ'tri:t] verb
DECISION 决定
intransitive often + adverb or preposition
■to decide not to do something, or to stop believing something, because it causes too many problems 改变主意；退缩；放弃信仰•The government is retreating from its promises.政府要收回其承诺。
[rɪ'tri:t] noun
POSITION 位置
countable usually singular uncountable
■a move back by soldiers or an army, either because they have been defeated or in order to avoid fighting （士兵或军队的）撤退，退却，后退•the retreat from Dunkirk敦刻尔克大撤退 •Enemy soldiers are now in (full) retreat.敌军正在（全面）撤退 countable
■a private and safe place 退隐处；静居处；僻静处•a country/mountain/lakeside retreat乡间／山区／湖畔的幽静的住所 countable or uncountable
■a period of time used to pray and study quietly, or to think carefully, away from normal activities and duties 静修，静思（时间）•We went on (a) retreat at/to a monastery in Wales.我们去威尔士的一间修道院静修。
[rɪ'tri:t] noun
DECISION 决定
countable
■a change from previous beliefs or behaviour （信仰的）改变；退缩；放弃•The professor's speech marked/signalled a retreat from his usual extreme views.教授的演讲标志着／表明他已经放弃了他一贯的极端观点。 |