retreat

• n. 撤退；休息寓所；撤退
• vi. 撤退；退避；向后倾
• vt. 退（棋）；使后退

re-,向后，往回，treat,拉，处理，词源同 tract.即回拉，引申词义撤退，退离。

1. (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"

2. a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

3. (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position

4. (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset

5. an area where you can be alone

6. withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation;

"a religious retreat"

retreat

retreat: [14] Retreat and retract [15] are ultimately the same word. Both go back to Latin retrahere ‘draw back’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘back’ and trahere ‘draw, pull’ (source of English tractor). This passed into Old French as retraire, and its past participle retrait came to be used as a noun meaning ‘withdrawal’ – whence English retreat. Meanwhile the past participle of retrahere, retractus, had been used as the basis of a new Latin verb, retractāre, which passed into English via Old French retracter as retract.
=> contract, distract, retract, tractor

retreat (n.)

c. 1300, "a step backward;" late 14c., "act of retiring or withdrawing; military signal for retiring from action or exercise," from Old French retret, noun use of past participle of retrere "draw back," from Latin retrahere "draw back, withdraw, call back," from re- "back" (see re-) + trahere "to draw" (see tract (n.1)). Meaning "place of seclusion" is from early 15c.; sense of "establishment for mentally ill persons" is from 1797. Meaning "period of retirement for religious self-examination" is from 1756.

retreat (v.)

early 15c., "to draw in, draw back, leave the extremities," from retreat (n.) and in part from Old French retret, past participle of retrere. Meaning "to fall back from battle" is mid-15c. Related: Retreated; retreating.

retire, retreat, withdraw

这些动词均含"退下，退却"之意。

retire： 指从公开或公共场合退下到私下场所，也指被免除职务或自动辞职、退役等。

retreat： 含消极意味，多指被迫采取退下或退却的行动。

withdraw： 侧重因某种原因而有意离开，常含礼貌、谦恭等理由。也指军队的撤退。

The first is the postponement of, if not retreat from, marriage.

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

However,while talking is largely subconscious and rapid, writing is deliberate and slow, Over time,writers took advantage of this and started crafting long-winded sentences such as this one:The whole engagement lasted above 12 hours, till the gradual retreat of the Persians was changed into a disorderly flight, of which the shameful example was given by the principal leaders and……" No one talks like that casually — or should

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

What distinguishes a depression from a harsh recession is paralyzing fear - fear of the unknown so great that it causes consumers, businesses, and investors to retreat and panic.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Why do consumers, businesses and investors retreat and panic in times of depression

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Thirst grows for living unplugged More people are taking breaks from the connected life amid the stillness and quiet of retreats like the Jesuit Center in Wernersville, Pennsylvania

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

fish have a refuge in the streams and can expand into the lagoons when the lake is low and the lagoons are separate, Harper said All the lagoons join when the lake is high and fish must retreat to their stream refuges or die.

2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

Moreover,the amateur tradition in music criticism has been in headlong retreat.

出自-2010年考研阅读原文

Moreover, the amateur tradition in music criticism has been in headlong retreat.

2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

When Dr. Gottman really wants to assess whether a couple will stay together, he invites them to his island retreat for a much longer evaluation: two days, not two seconds.

2013年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

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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We retreated back down the mountain.

我们从山上撤了下来。

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He watched her retreating figure.

他看着她的身影渐渐远去。

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The flood waters slowly retreated.

洪水慢慢地消退。

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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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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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(figurative)He retreated into a world of fantasy.

他遁入了幻想世界。

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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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Hitler's retreat from Russia

希特勒从俄国的撤退

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The army was in full retreat (= retreating very quickly) .

部队全线撤退。

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to sound the retreat (= to give a loud signal for an army to move away)

发出撤退信号

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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 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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a country retreat

乡间幽静的住所

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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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to go on a Buddhist retreat

去参加佛教的静修

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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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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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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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From bouncing confidence she had retreated into self-pity.

她从信心百倍变得自怜自哀。

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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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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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How could you do it to your own flesh and blood?

你怎么能对你的血肉之亲做出这种事?

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