| [/rɪˈtriːt; rɪˋtrit/] v [I, Ipr, In/pr] 用法:
1 (esp of an army, etc) withdraw after being defeated or when faced with danger or difficulty （尤指军队等）（战败後或面临危险或困难时）撤退, 退却:
force the enemy to retreat (behind their lines) 迫使敌人退却（至其阵线後） *
crowds retreating before police fire hoses 面对警方的消防水龙而退却的群众 *
We retreated half a mile. 我们後撤了半英里. Cf 参看 advance2 2. 用法:
2 (fig 比喻) go away to a place of shelter or privacy 退避; 回避至自己的范围:
retreat into a world of fantasy 遁入幻想世界 *
retreat from the public eye 避开公众的眼睛. Cf 参看 retire. retreat 2
n 用法:
1 [C usu sing, U 作可数名词时通常作单数, 亦作不可数名词] act or instance of retreating 撤退; 退却:
The minister made an undignified retreat from his earlier position. 那部长很不光彩地背离了他原先的立场. *
an orderly retreat from the camp 秩序井然的撤营 *
The army was in full retreat. 军队已全线撤退. 用法:
2 the retreat [sing] military signal for this 撤退信号:
sound the retreat, eg on a drum or bugle 发出撤退信号（如击鼓或吹号）. 用法:
3 (a) [U] withdrawal into privacy or seclusion 退避; 隐遁.
(b) [C] place suitable for this 静居处; 隐居处:
spend weekends at my country retreat 在我的乡间僻静处过周末.
(C) [U, C] (religion 宗) period of withdrawalfrom worldly activities for prayer and meditation 静修（期间）:
go into/be in retreat 去静修[於静修中] *
make an annual retreat 进行一年一度的静修. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) beat a retreat => beat1. |