英语词汇“retract”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	retract
释义	retract retract¹ /ri trakt"/, v.t. 1. to draw back or in: to retract fangs. v.i. 2. to draw back within itself or oneself, fold up, or the like, or to be capable of doing this: The blade retracts. [1400-50; late ME retracten < L retractus, ptp. of retrahere to draw back, equiv. to re- RE- + tractus (see TRACT¹)] retract² —retractable, retractible, adj. —retractability, retractibility, n. —retractation /ree'trak tay"sheuhn/, n. /ri trakt"/, v.t. 1. to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as inaccurate or unjustified, esp. formally or explicitly; take back. 2. to withdraw or revoke (a decree, promise, etc.). v.i. 3. to draw or shrink back. 4. to withdraw a promise, vow, etc. 5. to make a disavowal of a statement, opinion, etc.; recant. [1535-45; < L retractare to reconsider, withdraw, equiv. to re- RE- + tractare to drag, pull, take in hand (freq. of trahere to pull)] Syn. 1, 2. deny, renounce, recant, abrogate, nullify, annul.
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