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单词 retreat
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Retreat
nnoun.act(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
Topic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Examples:
  • the disorderly retreat of French troops
Hypernyms:withdrawal
Inherited Hypernyms:retreatwithdrawaldepartureacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:disengagementfallbackpullout
Full Hyponyms:
disengagement
nnoun.locationa place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
Derivationally Related Form:retreat
Hypernyms:area country
Inherited Hypernyms:retreatarearegionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:ashramnestnookpleasancesanctumsanctum sanctorum
Instance Hyponyms:Camp David
Full Hyponyms:
ashramnestnookpleasancesanctum
nnoun.communication(military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
Topic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Hypernyms:sign signal signaling
Inherited Hypernyms:retreatsignalcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.communication(military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
Topic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Hypernyms:bugle call
Inherited Hypernyms:retreatbugle callsignalcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.artifactan area where you can be alone
Synset:hideaway
Derivationally Related Form:retreat
Hypernyms:area
Inherited Hypernyms:hideawayareastructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.actwithdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
Synset:retirement
Examples:
  • the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity
Hypernyms:withdrawal
Inherited Hypernyms:retirementwithdrawaldepartureacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
Antonyms:advance
Hypernyms:withdrawal
Inherited Hypernyms:retreatwithdrawaldepartureacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.motionpull back or move away or backward
Synset:draw back move back pull away pull back recede retire withdraw
Examples:
  • The enemy withdrew
  • The limo pulled away from the curb
Antonyms:advance
Derivationally Related Form:pullbackrecedingwithdrawal
Hypernyms:go locomote move travel
Inherited Hypernyms:withdrawtravel
Direct Hyponyms:back downback offback upfall backretreatretrograde
Full Troponyms:back upebbfall backretrograde
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.motionmove away, as for privacy
Examples:
  • The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer
Derivationally Related Form:retreat
Hypernyms:go locomote move travel
Inherited Hypernyms:retreattravel
Direct Hyponyms:cocoon
Full Troponyms:cocoon
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.motionmove back
Synset:retrograde
Examples:
  • The glacier retrogrades
Hypernyms:draw back move back pull away pull back recede retire retreat withdraw
Inherited Hypernyms:retrogradewithdrawtravel
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.communicationmake a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
Synset:back away back out crawfish crawfish out pull back pull in one's horns withdraw
Examples:
  • We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him
  • He backed out of his earlier promise
  • The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns
Derivationally Related Form:withdrawerwithdrawal
Inherited Hypernyms:retreat
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
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