retreat
[NOUN, VERB]
retreats
1. [C, U 有变体名词] 撤退
The retreat of an army is the act of moving away from enemy forces in order to avoid fighting them.
双语例句
例：In June 1942, the British 8th Army was in full retreat.
1942年6月，英军第8军全线撤退。
2. [C, U 有变体名词] 放弃
A retreat from something such as a plan or position is the act of changing your mind and giving it up, usually in order to do or adopt something safer or less extreme.
双语例句
例：The president's remarks appear to signal that there will be no retreat from his position.
总统的话似乎暗示他不会放弃自己的职位。
3. [C 可数名词] 隐居处 , 休养处
A retreat is a quiet, isolated place that you go to in order to rest or to do things in private.
双语例句
例：He spent yesterday hidden away in his country retreat.
他昨天是躲在乡间休养地度过的。
NOUN. 名词
retreats , retreating , retreated
1. [I 不及物动词] 退出 , 离开
If you retreat, you move away from something or someone.
双语例句
例：'I've already got a job,' I said quickly, and retreated from the room.
“我已经有了工作，”我迅速说道，然后就从房间里退了出来。
2. [I 不及物动词] 撤退
When an army retreats, it moves away from enemy forces in order to avoid fighting them.
双语例句
例：The French, suddenly outnumbered, were forced to retreat.
法军在人数上突然处于劣势，被迫撤退了。
3. [I 不及物动词] 放弃（计划、生活方式等）
If you retreat from something such as a plan or a way of life, you give it up, usually in order to do something safer or less extreme.
双语例句
例：She retreated from public life.
她隐居了起来。
VERB. 动词
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