Retreat
[ rɪ'trit ]
第2级
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vi. 撤退，后退;撤销，作罢;（眼睛等）凹进;[航]向后倾斜;
n. 撤回;静居处;引退期间;静思，静修;
💡 词根助记
re回，向后+treat拉→拉回来→撤退
📝 例句
It was a disastrous retreat.
那是一次损失惨重的撤退。
He retreated his chair with intense disgust.
他极其厌恶地将椅子往后挪开。
After a week's work I like to retreat to the country to relax.
工作一周之后,我喜欢躲到乡下松弛一下。
The monks conducted a retreat.
僧侣们进行静修。
He went to his mountain retreat for the weekend.
他去山中的休养所过周末。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ traiter-叛徒,retreat-撤退:只有叛徒主张撤退
※ re-谐音“阿姨”,treat-治疗:阿姨来不及治疗就撒退了
※ re-前缀“再、又”,treat-处理:打不过敌人只好撤退休整,以便今后再找时间处理他们
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-strict-表示“拉紧”
常见变体有-stress-、-strain-、-string-
📖 牛津释义
retreat
v[I, Ipr, In/pr]
1 (esp of an army, etc) withdraw after being defeated or when faced with danger or difficulty （尤指军队等）（战败後或面临危险或困难时）撤退, 退却
force the enemy to retreat (behind their lines) 迫使敌人退却（至其阵线後）
crowds retreating before police fire hoses 面对警方的消防水龙而退却的群众
We retreated half a mile. 我们後撤了半英里. Cf 参看 advance2 2.
2 (fig 比喻) go away to a place of shelter or privacy 退避; 回避至自己的范围
retreat into a world of fantasy 遁入幻想世界
retreat from the public eye 避开公众的眼睛. Cf 参看 retire. retreat, n
1 [C usu sing, U 作可数名词时通常作单数, 亦作不可数名词]
act or instance of retreating 撤退; 退却
The minister made an undignified retreat from his earlier position. 那部长很不光彩地背离了他原先的立场.
an orderly retreat from the camp 秩序井然的撤营
The army was in full retreat. 军队已全线撤退.
2 the retreat [sing]
military signal for this 撤退信号
sound the retreat, eg on a drum or bugle 发出撤退信号（如击鼓或吹号）.
3
(a) [U] withdrawal into privacy or seclusion 退避; 隐遁.
(b) [C] place suitable for this 静居处; 隐居处
spend weekends at my country retreat 在我的乡间僻静处过周末.
(c) [U, C] (religion 宗) period of withdrawalfrom worldly activities for prayer and meditation 静修（期间）
go into/be in retreat 去静修[於静修中]
make an annual retreat 进行一年一度的静修.
4 (idm 习语) beat a retreat => beat1.
🎯 考研助记
re(回)+treat(=tract拉):拉回即 撤退 网友：yqy补充： re回，treat宴请：在主人家做客后要告别时说“下次我回请！”就表示要撤退了
🔁 扩展释义
*[ri'tri:t]n. 休息寓所, 撤退, 隐居, 退避vi. 撤退, 隐退, 向后倾vt. 退(棋)【化】 再精制; 再处理
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The twin towers are 110 storeys high, but high-speed lifts controlled by computer take only a minute to reach the top.
这座双塔式大楼有110层高，而由电脑控制的高速电梯只需一分钟就可以到达塔顶。
The Maori have insisted on keeping their own customs and way of life.
毛利人一直坚持保留他们自己的风俗习惯与生活方式。
At this period Indians living in South Africa were badly treated by South African whites, and very few of them had the right to vote.
在那一时期，居住在南非的印度人受到南非白人的虐待，他们当中有选举权的寥寥无几。