| 单词 | retake |
| 释义 | retake Word forms: retakes, retaking , retook , retaken pronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (riːteɪk ). The noun is pronounced (riːteɪk ). 1. verb If a military force retakes a place or building which it has lost in a war or battle, it captures it again. Residents were moved 30 miles away as the rebels retook the town. [VERB noun] 2. countable noun If during the making of a film there is a retake of a particular scene, that scene is filmed again because it needs to be changed or improved. The director was dissatisfied with her response even after several retakes. 3. verb B1+ If you retake a course or an examination, you take it again because you failed it the first time. I had one year in the sixth form to retake my GCSEs. [VERB noun] Retake is also a noun. Limits will be placed on the number of exam retakes students can sit. Collocations: retake a city Security sources said that the latest leaflet drop indicated that a major push to retake the city centre would begin within days. Times, Sunday Times A counterattack by the army was unable to retake the city. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An attempt to retake the city the following year failed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He backed a revolt against the family and when they retook the city was forced into hiding under a mausoleum he had been building for them. Times, Sunday Times The robots also have speech synthesis so that they can verbally challenge a player to retake the cities they control from them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The moon infuses your sign with insight and you can retake control. The Sun You retake control of your future and make exciting plans. The Sun Police were on the scene almost immediately, but it was more than 45 minutes before a commando squad arrived to retake control of the compound. Times, Sunday Times However, if a clarion call to retake control has explanatory force, it surely has prescriptive power too. Times, Sunday Times Jake, who stole the gang's loot after their last heist, attempts to retake control, but fails. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 United would retake the lead just short of the hour. The Sun The second opportunity came in the move before the visitors retook their lead, to add to the significance of the miss. Times, Sunday Times Within five minutes, they had retaken the lead. Times, Sunday Times And they almost retook the lead with what would have been a comedy own-goal five minutes before the break. The Sun United steadied themselves and retook the lead on 62 minutes. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 夺回 Japanese: 奪還する |
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