retreat
英 [rɪ'triːt]
美[rɪ'trit]
- n. 撤退；休息寓所；撤退
- vi. 撤退；退避；向后倾
- vt. 退（棋）；使后退
同义词辨析
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。
双语例句
- 1. In June 1942, the British 8th Army was in full retreat.
- 1942年6月,英国第八军全面撤退.
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. It's a retreat into the adolescence they never really had.
- 这是对他们从不曾真正拥有的青春时代的回归.
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Their soldiers had to retreat ignominiously after losing hundreds of lives.
- 损失数百人之后，他们的士兵被迫灰溜溜地撤退。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Yesterday'svote 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. 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。
来自柯林斯例句