retreat

英 [rɪ'triːt] 美 [rɪ'trit]
  • n. 撤退;休息寓所;撤退
  • vi. 撤退;退避;向后倾
  • vt. 退(棋);使后退

助记提示


1、retrahere "draw back" => retrere "draw back" => retret "draw back" => retreat.
2、re- "back" + treat-.

双语例句


1. In June 1942, the British 8th Army was in full retreat.
1942年6月,英国第八军全面撤退.

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2. It's a retreat into the adolescence they never really had.
这是对他们从不曾真正拥有的青春时代的回归.

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3. Their soldiers had to retreat ignominiously after losing hundreds of lives.
损失数百人之后,他们的士兵被迫灰溜溜地撤退。

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4. Yesterday'svote itself was a retreat from an earlier fallback position.
昨天的投票本身就是放弃先前所留退路的做法。

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5. Cockburn decided it was time to beat a hasty retreat.
科伯恩认为到了该紧急撤退的时候了。

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