retreat
verb
noun
rɪˈtriːt
verb
1
ARMY
军队
to
move
away
from
the
enemy
after
being
defeated
in
battle
撤退;
The
rebels
retreated
to
the
mountains.
叛乱分子撤退到山里。
They
were
attacked
and
forced
to
retreat.
他们受到攻击，被迫撤退。
2
MOVE BACK
后退
a.
to
move
away
from
someone
or
something
b.
if
an
area
of
water,
snow,
or
land
retreats,
it
gradually
gets
smaller
〔水、雪或土地〕范围缩小
written
He
saw
her
and
retreated,
too
shy
to
speak
to
her.
他看到她就躲开了，不好意思跟她讲话。
[+
to/from/into
etc
]
Perry
lit
the
fuse
and
retreated
to
a
safe
distance.
佩里点燃导火线，退至安全距离。
It
was
not
a
conscious
choice
to
retreat
from
public
life.
退出公众生活并非刻意的选择。
The
flood
waters
are
slowly
retreating.
洪水正在慢慢退去。
3
CHANGE YOUR MIND
改变主意
to
decide
not
to
do
something
you
were
planning
to
do,
because
it
was
unpopular
or
too
difficult
[书面] 撤回（计划）
written
[+
from
]
The
Canadian
government
has
retreated
from
a
plan
to
kill
300
wolves.
加拿大政府取消了要杀死 300 头狼的计划。
4
QUIET PLACE
安静的地方
to
go
away
to
a
place
that
is
quiet
or
safe
退隐，躲避
[+
from/into/to
]
After
the
noise
of
the
city
he
was
glad
to
retreat
to
his
hotel
room.
经历了城市的喧嚣，他乐得躲进酒店的客房里。
5
retreat into yourself/your shell/fantasy etc
to
ignore
what
is
happening
around
you
and
give
all
your
attention
to
your
private
thoughts
陷入沉思/幻想中等
6
FINANCE
金融
if
shares
etc
retreat,
their
value
falls
to
a
lower
level
[术语] 〔股价〕下挫，下跌
technical
noun
7
OF AN ARMY
军队的
a
movement
away
from
the
enemy
after
a
defeat
in
battle
撤退;
C,U
Napoleon’s
retreat
from
Moscow
拿破仑从莫斯科的撤退
The
rebel
forces
are
in
full
retreat
(=retreating
very
fast)
.
叛军全线溃退。
The
bugler
sounded
the
retreat
(=gave
a
loud
signal
for
retreat)
.
号角手吹号撤退。
8
MOVEMENT BACK
后退
a
movement
away
from
someone
or
something
后退; 离开; 退避
singular 单数, U
[+
from
]
Ten
thousand
years
ago
the
ice
began
its
retreat
from
Scotland.
一万年以前冰开始从苏格兰消退。
9
beat a retreat
to
leave
a
place
quickly
[非正式] 快速离开
informal
I
saw
my
aunt
coming
and
beat
a
hasty
retreat
.
我看到我姨妈来了便赶快离开。
10
CHANGE OF INTENTION
意图的改变
when
you
change
your
mind
about
something
because
your
idea
was
unpopular
or
too
difficult
〔立场的〕改变，放弃
singular 单数, U
[+
from
]
a
retreat
from
hard-line
policies
放弃强硬政策
11
PLACE
地方
a
place
you
can
go
to
that
is
quiet
or
safe
静养所，静居所
C
a
country
retreat
乡村静居所
12
THOUGHT AND PRAYER
冥想和祈祷
a
period
of
time
that
you
spend
praying
or
studying
religion
in
a
quiet
place
〔宗教的〕静修（期）
C,U
on
(a)
retreat
I
spent
three
weeks
on
retreat
in
Scotland.
我在苏格兰静修了三个星期。
13
FINANCE
金融
a
situation
in
which
the
value
of
shares
etc
falls
to
a
lower
level
[术语] 〔股价的〕下挫，下跌
singular 单数, U | technical