retreat
英 [r?'tri?t]
美[r?'trit]
- n. 撤退；休息寓所；撤退
- vi. 撤退；退避；向后傾
- vt. 退（棋）；使后退
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?retreats;過去式:?retreated;過去分詞:?retreated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?retreating;
助記提示
1、retrahere "draw back" => retrere "draw back" => retret "draw back" => retreat.
2、re- "back" + treat-.
2、re- "back" + treat-.
中文詞源
retreat 撤退，撤退，退避
re-,向后，往回，treat,拉，處理，詞源同 tract.即回拉，引申詞義撤退，退離。
英英釋意
- 1. (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat;
- "the disorderly retreat of French troops"
- 2. a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
- 3. (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
- 4. (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
- 5. an area where you can be alone
- 6. withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation;
- "a religious retreat"
英文詞源
- retreat
- retreat: [14] Retreat and retract [15] are ultimately the same word. Both go back to Latin retrahere ‘draw back’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘back’ and trahere ‘draw, pull’ (source of English tractor). This passed into Old French as retraire, and its past participle retrait came to be used as a noun meaning ‘withdrawal’ – whence English retreat. Meanwhile the past participle of retrahere, retractus, had been used as the basis of a new Latin verb, retractāre, which passed into English via Old French retracter as retract.
=> contract, distract, retract, tractor - retreat (n.)
- c. 1300, "a step backward;" late 14c., "act of retiring or withdrawing; military signal for retiring from action or exercise," from Old French retret, noun use of past participle of retrere "draw back," from Latin retrahere "draw back, withdraw, call back," from re- "back" (see re-) + trahere "to draw" (see tract (n.1)). Meaning "place of seclusion" is from early 15c.; sense of "establishment for mentally ill persons" is from 1797. Meaning "period of retirement for religious self-examination" is from 1756.
- retreat (v.)
- early 15c., "to draw in, draw back, leave the extremities," from retreat (n.) and in part from Old French retret, past participle of retrere. Meaning "to fall back from battle" is mid-15c. Related: Retreated; retreating.
同義詞辨析
retire, retreat, withdraw
這些動詞均含"退下，退卻"之意。
retire： 指從公開或公共場合退下到私下場所，也指被免除職務(wù)或自動辭職、退役等。
retreat： 含消極意味，多指被迫采取退下或退卻的行動。
withdraw： 側(cè)重因某種原因而有意離開，常含禮貌、謙恭等理由。也指軍隊的撤退。
考試真題
- The first is the postponement of, if not retreat from, marriage.
2019年6月四級真題（第二套）閱讀 Section B
- However,while talking is largely subconscious and rapid, writing is deliberate and slow, Over time,writers took advantage of this and started crafting long-winded sentences such as this one:The whole engagement lasted above 12 hours, till the gradual retreat of the Persians was changed into a disorderly flight, of which the shameful example was given by the principal leaders and……" No one talks like that casually — or should
出自-2014年6月閱讀原文
- What distinguishes a depression from a harsh recession is paralyzing fear - fear of the unknown so great that it causes consumers, businesses, and investors to retreat and panic.
出自-2013年6月閱讀原文
- Why do consumers, businesses and investors retreat and panic in times of depression
出自-2013年6月閱讀原文
- Thirst grows for living unplugged More people are taking breaks from the connected life amid the stillness and quiet of retreats like the Jesuit Center in Wernersville, Pennsylvania
出自-2012年12月閱讀原文
- fish have a refuge in the streams and can expand into the lagoons when the lake is low and the lagoons are separate, Harper said All the lagoons join when the lake is high and fish must retreat to their stream refuges or die.
2017年12月六級真題（第三套）閱讀 Section C
- Moreover,the amateur tradition in music criticism has been in headlong retreat.
出自-2010年考研閱讀原文
- Moreover, the amateur tradition in music criticism has been in headlong retreat.
2010年考研真題（英語一）閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ
- When Dr. Gottman really wants to assess whether a couple will stay together, he invites them to his island retreat for a much longer evaluation: two days, not two seconds.
2013年考研真題（英語二）閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ
詞組搭配
beat a retreat
見 beat
實用場景例句
- The army was forced to retreat after suffering heavy losses.
- 部隊因傷亡慘重被迫撤退。
牛津詞典
- We retreated back down the mountain.
- 我們從山上撤了下來。
牛津詞典
- He watched her retreating figure.
- 他看著她的身影漸漸遠去。
牛津詞典
- The flood waters slowly retreated.
- 洪水慢慢地消退。
牛津詞典
- The government had retreated from its pledge to reduce class sizes.
- 政府已經(jīng)改變了縮小班級規(guī)模的承諾。
牛津詞典
- Bored with the conversation, she retreated to her bedroom.
- 她厭倦了這樣的交談，躲進了自己的臥室。
牛津詞典
- (figurative)He retreated into a world of fantasy.
- 他遁入了幻想世界。
牛津詞典
- Share prices retreated 45p to 538p.
- 這種股票價格下跌45便士，降到了538便士。
牛津詞典
- Hitler's retreat from Russia
- 希特勒從俄國的撤退
牛津詞典
- The army was in full retreat (= retreating very quickly) .
- 部隊全線撤退。
牛津詞典
- to sound the retreat (= to give a loud signal for an army to move away)
- 發(fā)出撤退信號
牛津詞典
- Is watching television a retreat from reality?
- 看電視是對現(xiàn)實的一種逃避嗎？
牛津詞典
- The Senator made an embarrassing retreat from his earlier position.
- 這位參議員很尷尬地改變了他早先的立場。
牛津詞典
- a country retreat
- 鄉(xiāng)間幽靜的住所
牛津詞典
- He went into retreat and tried to resolve the conflicts within himself.
- 他去靜修并試圖調(diào)節(jié)自己內(nèi)心的矛盾沖突。
牛津詞典
- to go on a Buddhist retreat
- 去參加佛教的靜修
牛津詞典
- 'I've already got a job,' I said quickly, and retreated from the room...
- “我已經(jīng)有了一份工作?！蔽荫R上說道，并從房間里退了出來。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The young nurse pulled a face at the Matron's retreating figure.
- 看著護士長離去的身影，這個年輕的護士做了個鬼臉。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The French, suddenly outnumbered, were forced to retreat...
- 人數(shù)突然處于劣勢的法軍被迫撤退。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Retreating soldiers were dousing homes and shops with petrol and setting them on fire.
- 撤退的士兵把汽油澆到住宅和商店上，并放火焚燒。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- I believe people should live in houses that allow them to retreat from the harsh realities of life...
- 我認為人們所居住的房子應(yīng)該能讓他們遠離殘酷的現(xiàn)實生活。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- From bouncing confidence she had retreated into self-pity.
- 她從信心百倍變得自憐自哀。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He spent yesterday hidden away in his country retreat.
- 他昨天躲在了他鄉(xiāng)下的靜養(yǎng)地。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Cockburn decided it was time to beat a hasty retreat.
- 科伯恩認為到了該緊急撤退的時候了。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- How could you do it to your own flesh and blood?
- 你怎么能對你的血肉之親做出這種事?
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