1 PHRASAL VERB 退出；退却 If someone pulls back from an action, they decide not to do it or continue with it, because it could have bad consequences. 退出；退却
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They will plead with him to pull back from confrontation. [VERB PREP. + from]
他们将请求他退出冲突。
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The British government threatened to make public its disquiet but then pulled back. [VERB PREP.]
英国政府威胁要将其担忧公之于众，但后来没有这么做。
2 PHRASAL VERB-ERG （使）撤退；（使）撤离 If troops pull back or if their leader pulls them back, they go some or all of the way back to their own territory. （使）撤退；（使）撤离 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
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They were asked to pull back from their artillery positions around the city. [VERB PREP.]
他们被要求从城市周围的炮兵阵地上撤出。
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He pulled back forces from Mongolia, and he withdrew from Afghanistan. [VERB PREP. noun]
他从蒙古撤军，并且撤离阿富汗。
SYN withdraw, pull out, retreat, retire