re-treat

(riˈtrit)

v.t., v.i. to treat again. [1880–1885]

re•treat

(rɪˈtrit)

n. 1. the forced or strategic withdrawal of a military force before an enemy. 2. the act of withdrawing, as into safety or privacy; retirement. 3. a place of refuge, seclusion, or privacy. 4. an asylum, as for the insane. 5. a retirement or a period of retirement for religious exercises and meditation. 6. a. a flag-lowering ceremony held at sunset on a military post. b. the bugle call or drumbeat played at this ceremony. v.i. 7. to withdraw, retire, or draw back, esp. for shelter or seclusion. 8. to make a retreat. 9. to slope backward; recede. 10. to draw or lead back. Idioms: beat a retreat, to withdraw or retreat, esp. in disgrace. [1300–50; (n.) retret < Old French, variant of retrait, n. use of past participle of retraire to draw back < Latin retrahere (see retract¹); (v.) late Middle English retreten < Middle French retraitier < Latin retractāre to retract²]

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释义	re-treat re-treat (riˈtrit) v.t., v.i. to treat again. [1880–1885] re•treat (rɪˈtrit) n. 1. the forced or strategic withdrawal of a military force before an enemy. 2. the act of withdrawing, as into safety or privacy; retirement. 3. a place of refuge, seclusion, or privacy. 4. an asylum, as for the insane. 5. a retirement or a period of retirement for religious exercises and meditation. 6. a. a flag-lowering ceremony held at sunset on a military post. b. the bugle call or drumbeat played at this ceremony. v.i. 7. to withdraw, retire, or draw back, esp. for shelter or seclusion. 8. to make a retreat. 9. to slope backward; recede. 10. to draw or lead back. *Idioms:* beat a retreat, to withdraw or retreat, esp. in disgrace. [1300–50; (n.) retret < Old French, variant of retrait, n. use of past participle of retraire to draw back < Latin retrahere (see retract¹); (v.) late Middle English retreten < Middle French retraitier < Latin retractāre to retract²] EncyclopediaSeeretreat
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