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单词 ret
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ret  (ret),USA pronunciation v.t., ret•ted, ret•ting. 
  1. Textilesto soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
  • 1400–50; late Middle English reten, retten; cognate with Dutch reten (compare Dutch roten, German rössen, Swedish röta); akin to rot

ret., 
    1. retain.
    2. retired.
    3. return.
    4. returned.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ret /rɛt/ vb (rets, retting, retted)
  1. (transitive) to moisten or soak (flax, hemp, jute, etc) to promote bacterial action in order to facilitate separation of the fibres from the woody tissue by beating
Etymology: 15th Century: of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch reeten, Swedish röta, German rösten; see rot1
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