Retreat(英語單詞)

retreat是英語單詞，名詞意思為撤退；改變；隱居處，動詞意思為撤退；改變；退避；縮回象棋的棋子。

基本介紹

• 外文名：Retreat
• 英式音標：rɪ'triːt
• 美式音標：rɪ'triːt
• 名詞：retreater
• 過去式：retreated
• 過去分詞：retreated
• 現在分詞：retreating
• 第三人稱單數：retreats

詳細釋義

n.(名詞)

1. 隱退（處）
2. 撤退（信號），降旗號，退卻信號，回營號
3. 退卻，退避
4. 休養所
5. 收容所
6. 退兵
7. 躲藏處，避難處，潛伏處
8. 巢窟
9. 【宗】靜修
10. 默想
11. 【空】向後傾斜
12. 僻靜

v.(動詞)

1. 後斜，向後傾
2. 使後退，使往後移，使退回
3. 凹陷，凹進
4. 撤退，退卻，後退，退縮，退出
5. 隱退
6. 縮回
7. 撤回，撤銷，作罷，放棄
8. 退避，躲避，逃避，規避
9. 把…後撤
10. 離開，離去，退去
11. 改變主意
12. 跌價
13. 退（棋）

英英釋義

Noun:

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;
   "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"
7. the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)

Verb:

1. pull back or move away or backward;
   "The enemy withdrew"
   "The limo pulled away from the curb"
2. move away, as for privacy;
   "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
3. move back;
   "The glacier retrogrades"
4. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity;
   "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"
   "He backed out of his earlier promise"
   "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"

雙語例句

用作名詞 (n.)

1. The troop made good theirretreatfrom the occupied city.
   部隊從淪陷的城市安全撤出。
2. He immediately sounded aretreat.
   他立刻下令撤退。
3. The minister made an undignifiedretreatfrom his earlier position.
   那部長很不光彩地背離了他原先的立場。
4. The Senator made an embarrassingretreatfrom his earlier position.
   這位參議員很尷尬地改變了他早先的立場。
5. He has a littleretreatin the mountains.
   他在山裡有一個小的靜養處。
6. Mike used to go to his comfortable retreat by the lake alone.
   麥克常常獨自去位於湖邊的舒適的隱居處。
7. The general ordered the bugler to sound the retreat.
   將軍命令號手吹號收兵。
8. He lives in a quiet retreat.
   他住在一個僻靜的地方。
9. They spent a week in (a)retreat.
   他們靜修了一周。

用作動詞 (v.)

1. After several reverses the enemy was forced to withdraw.
   幾經失敗之後，敵軍被迫後撤。
2. The soldiers had to retreat when they were beaten in battle.
   士兵們在戰鬥中受挫，不得不撤退。
3. You can't retreat from the responsibility in this affair.
   你不能迴避在這一事件中的責任。
4. He retreats from the public eye.
   他避開公眾的視野。
5. Our soldiers force the enemy to retreat.
   我們的戰士迫使敵人後退。

常用短語

• retreat from (v.+prep.)
• 從…撤退move back from a position or danger
  The defeated army had to retreat hastily from the field of battle. 敗軍被迫倉皇地從戰場上撤退。
• 避開…move away from or try to get rid of sb/sth
  You cannot retreat from your responsibility in this affair. 你不能迴避在這一事件中的責任。
• retreat to (v.+prep.)
• 撤退到move back toretreat to sth
  The soldiers were ordered to retreat to safer positions behind the lines.士兵們奉命撤退到後方較為安全的陣地上去。

詞義辨析

• retreat, retire, withdraw
• 這組詞都有“撤退,離開”的意思。其區別是：
  retire指從公共場所移到私人場所,用法較為正式; withdraw與retire相似,為正式用語,現已較少使用; retreat多指從危險的處境中退出,也可能從一個地方移到另一個安靜的私人場所。
• retire retreat withdraw
• 這些動詞均含“退下、退卻”之意。
• retire:retire指從公開或公共場合退下到私下場所，也指被免除職務或自動辭職、退役等。
• retreat:retreat含消極意味，多指被迫採取退下或退卻的行動。
• withdraw:withdraw側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。

辭彙搭配

作動詞 (v.)

～+副詞

• retreat further撤得更遠
• retreat hastily〔rapidly〕倉促〔急忙〕撤退

～+介詞

• retreat before sth在…面前撤退
• retreat from the town撤出該鎮
• retreat to a warm place離開到暖和的地方

用作名詞 (n.)

動詞+～

• beat〔carry out, make〕 a retreat撤退
• go on retreat進行靜修聚會
• play retreat吹退軍號

形容詞+～

• full〔good, hasty, strategic〕 retreat完全〔安全,匆匆,戰略〕撤退
• religious retreat有宗教色彩的靜修聚會

名詞+～

• country retreat鄉間僻靜處
• weekend retreat周末聚會

介詞+～

• in full retreat全線潰退

～+介詞

• a retreat from border從邊境撤退

經典引文

• o harass the..German retreat by..ambushing.
  出自：M. R. D. Foot
• The dollar was on the retreat.
  出自：J. Archer
• The intruders were in retreat.
  出自：Time
• There can be no retreat from the truth.
  出自：S. Rushdie
• He saw his troops retreat from the field.
  出自：H. H. Wilson
• Footsteps..retreated on the pavement.
  出自：W. Sansom
• She would retreat to Crowlink.
  出自：J. Briggs
• Ned retreated into a private world.
  出自：G. Daly

詞源解說

直接源自古法語的retret；最初源自拉丁語的retrhaere，意為撤回。