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单词 retractility
释义

retract /ri-traktˈ/

transitive verb
  1. To draw back
  2. To withdraw
  3. To revoke
  4. To unsay
  5. In chess, to undo (the previous move)
  6. To pronounce with tongue drawn back
intransitive verb

To take back, or draw back from, what has been said or granted

ORIGIN: Mainly from L retrahere, retractum; partly from retractāre, retractātum, from re- back, and trahere to draw

retracˈtable or retracˈtible adjective

  1. Able to be retracted
  2. That can be drawn up into the body or wings (aeronautics)
  3. That can be drawn up towards the body of a vehicle

retractāˈtion /rē-/ noun

  1. Revoking
  2. Recantation

retracˈted adjective

  1. Drawn in
  2. Turned back
  3. Cancelled
  4. Revoked
  5. Pronounced with tongue drawn in

retracˈtile /-tīl/ adjective

That may be drawn back, as a cat's claws

retractility /rē-trak-tilˈi-ti/ noun

retraction /ri-trakˈshən/ noun

  1. Drawing back
  2. Retractation

retracˈtive adjective

  1. Tending to retract
  2. In chess, involving the reversal of the previous move

retracˈtively adverb

retracˈtor noun

  1. A device or instrument for holding parts back, esp a surgical instrument for this purpose
  2. A muscle that pulls in a part
  3. In chess, a problem involving the reversal of the previous move
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