| 单词 | retreat |
| 释义 | verb | noun retreatretreat1 /rɪˈtrit/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] 1ARMY to move away from the enemy after being defeated in battle: The British army retreated into the hills.2CHANGE YOUR MIND to change your decision about a promise you have publicly made or about a principle you have stated, because the situation has become too difficult: He was forced to retreat and accept a compromise.retreat from something The administration was accused of retreating from its promises.3MOVE AWAY to move away from or stop being involved in a situation in which you are afraid, embarrassed, or unhappy: He saw the group of women and retreated.retreat to/from etc. something Ralph retreated upstairs to his room. She chose to retreat into her own imaginary world.4BECOME SMALLER literary if an area of water, snow, or land retreats, it gradually gets smaller: The flood waters are slowly retreating.5BUSINESS social studies, economics if the price of stocks, investments, etc. retreats, the price goes down verb | noun retreatretreat2 ●○○ noun 1OF AN ARMY [countable, uncountable] a movement away from the enemy after a defeat in battle OPP advance: retreat from Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow The soldiers made a retreat to a nearby town. Rebel soldiers are in full retreat (=moving back quickly).2CHANGE OF INTENTION [countable, uncountable] an act of changing your decision about a promise you publicly made or a principle you stated, because the situation has become too difficult: the regime’s retreat in the face of international criticismretreat from Today’s statement is a retreat from their previous position.3MOVEMENT AWAY [countable, uncountable] a movement away from a situation that is frightening, unpleasant, or embarrassing: Retreat was the only option when my mom got mad.make/beat a (hasty) retreat (=move back quickly)4QUIET PLACE [countable] a place you can go to that is quiet or safe: the family’s summer retreat5THOUGHT AND PRAYER [countable] a period of time that you spend praying, studying, or thinking about things in a quiet place: We’re going on a retreat with the church.6COVERING SMALLER AREA [singular, uncountable] a gradual movement backward of an area of water, snow, or land so that it gets smaller and covers less of a place: Ten thousand years ago, the ice began its retreat.7BUSINESS [countable] social studies, economics an occasion when the price of stocks, investments, etc. goes down |
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