1 VERB 退避;后退;离开 If you retreat, you move away from something or someone. 退避;后退;离开 [Also VERB]
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'I've already got a job,' I said quickly, and retreated from the room. [VERB prep.]
“我已经有了一份工作。”我马上说道,并从房间里退了出来。
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The young nurse pulled a face at the Matron's retreating figure. [VERB-ing]
看着护士长离去的身影,这个年轻的护士做了个鬼脸。
2 VERB (军队)撤退,退却 When an army retreats, it moves away from enemy forces in order to avoid fighting them. (军队)撤退,退却
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The French, suddenly outnumbered, were forced to retreat. [VERB]
人数突然处于劣势的法军被迫撤退。
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Retreating soldiers were dousing homes and shops with petrol and setting them on fire. [VERB-ing]
撤退的士兵把汽油浇到住宅和商店上,并放火焚烧。
3 VERB 放弃,远离(计划、生活方式等);从…中隐退 If you retreat from something such as a plan or a way of life, you give it up, usually in order to do something safer or less extreme. 放弃,远离(计划、生活方式等);从…中隐退
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I believe people should live in houses that allow them to retreat from the harsh realities of life. [V + from/into]
我认为人们所居住的房子应该能让他们远离残酷的现实生活。
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From bouncing confidence she had retreated into self-pity. [V from/into n]
她从信心百倍变得自怜自哀。
4 N-COUNT 隐居地;静养所 A retreat is a quiet, isolated place that you go to in order to rest or to do things in private. 隐居地;静养所
SYN refuge, haven, resort, retirement
5 PHRASE 匆匆离开;仓皇撤退 If you beat a retreat, you leave a place quickly in order to avoid an embarrassing or dangerous situation. 匆匆离开;仓皇撤退
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