| 单词 | retreat |
| 释义 | Word Frequency retreat(rɪˈtriːt) verb (mainly intr) 1. military to withdraw or retire in the face of or from action with an enemy, either due to defeat or in order to adopt a more favourable position 2. to retire or withdraw, as to seclusion or shelter 3. (of a person's features) to slope back; recede 4. (transitive) chess to move (a piece) back noun 5. the act of retreating or withdrawing 6. military a. a withdrawal or retirement in the face of the enemy b. a bugle call signifying withdrawal or retirement, esp (formerly) to within a defended fortification 7. retirement or seclusion 8. a place, such as a sanatorium or monastery, to which one may retire for refuge, quiet, etc 9. a period of seclusion, esp for religious contemplation 10. an institution, esp a private one, for the care and treatment of people who are mentally ill, infirm, elderly, etc Word origin C14: from Old French retret, from retraire to withdraw, from Latin retrahere to pull back; see retract |
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