retract

verb

1. 撤销，收回（说过的话）
   to say that sth you have said earlier is not true or correct or that you did not mean it
   1. He made a false confession which he later retracted.
      他作了假供词，后来又翻供。
   2. They tried to persuade me to retract my words.
      他们试图说服我收回我的话。
2. 撤回，收回（协议、承诺等）
   to refuse to keep an agreement, a promise, etc.
   1. to retract an offer
      撤销提议
3. 缩回；拉回
   to move back into the main part of sth; to pull sth back into the main part of sth
   1. The animal retracted into its shell.
      这只动物缩回到自己的壳里。
   2. The undercarriage was fully retracted.
      起落架被完全收起。

1. VERB 收回，撤回(所说的话或写的东西)
   If you retract something that you have said or written, you say that you did not mean it.
   1. Mr Smith hurriedly sought to retract the statement, but it had just been broadcast on national radio...
      史密斯先生想赶快收回这项声明，但它刚刚已经在国家电台播出了。
   2. He's hoping that if he makes me feel guilty, I'll retract.
      他指望着如果他能让我感到内疚，我就会收回所说的话。
2. V-ERG （使）缩回;（使）缩入;（使）收起
   When a part of a machine or a part of a person's body retracts or is retracted, it moves inwards or becomes shorter.
   1. Torn muscles retract, and lose strength, structure, and tightness.
      撕裂的肌肉会收缩，丧失原来的力量、结构和紧实度。
   2. ...when the aircraft's wheels were retracted.
      当飞机的轮子收起来的时候

1. Mr Smith hurriedly sought to retract the statement, but it had just been broadcast on national radio
   史密斯先生想赶快收回这项声明，但它刚刚已经在国家电台播出了。
2. He's hoping that if he makes me feel guilty, I'll retract.
   他指望着如果他能让我感到内疚，我就会收回所说的话。
3. Torn muscles retract, and lose strength, structure, and tightness.
   撕裂的肌肉会收缩，丧失原来的力量、结构和紧实度。
4. The criminals should stop on the precipice, retract from the wrong path and not go any further.
   犯罪分子应当迷途知返，悬崖勒马，不要在错误的道路上继续走下去。
5. Tigers retract their claws.
   老虎平时是将爪子收起来的。
6. The instant is solemn; there is still time to retract if you think you have been mistaken.
   这个时刻是庄严的，假使您认为先前说错了，您还来得及收回您的话。
7. We allow people to retract messages, not just to recall them.
   我们允许人们收回发出的信息，而不是简单地撤销。
8. Capable of contracting or being contracted. A cat can retract its claws, but a dog can't.
   猫能收缩爪子，狗却不能。
9. The frog's eyes retract when its tongue shoots out.
   青蛙舌头伸出时眼睛就缩进。
10. That is how the term "cat's paw" has come into use. A cat can retract its claws, but a dog can't.
    这就是猫爪子（被利用的人）这一说法的来历。猫能收缩爪子，狗却不能。
11. A cat can retract its claws, but a dog can 't.
    猫的爪子可以缩进去，但狗不能。
12. The wing things that stick out when we fly, must have failed to retract.
    当飞行的时候飞船的两翼是展开的，我想刚刚没有完全收回。
13. When you realize you have said something that is mistaken, do not persist in error through pride; instead, immediately retract it.
    当你意识到你已经说了某些错误的事情的时候，不要因为骄傲而坚持错误；而是，立即收回它。
14. New information cannot retract previous information.
    新的信息不能否定之前的信息。
15. Make the necessary insertion and retract the scalpel to expose the skull. Now, select the appropriate drill.
    进行必要的插入，拔出手术刀以暴露头骨，现在，选择合适的钻头。
16. To retract the invitation, click cancel.
    要收回邀请，请单击“取消”。
17. If this angle is exceeded, the monitor may not open up or retract properly.
    如果超过这一角度，监视器可能不能正常打开或收回。
18. Maybe there is a way to manually retract the mechanism.
    也许有办法手动让推进器收回。
19. She had committed herself so fully to the policeman that she could not well retract.
    她已经对警察局里的人完全承认过了，现在决计无法翻供。
20. The undercarriage on light aircraft do not always retract in flight.
    轻型飞机飞行时起落架不一定缩回。
21. Dr mckay, is still hopeful we can retract the drive pod in time.
    mckay博士，还是希望我们能及时收回推进器。
22. If disturbed, they will retract themselves, let go and drop down to the bottom.
    如果感到不安，他们将收回自己，放手下拉到水底。
23. I decided to retract what I had said before.
    我决定收回前面说过的话。
24. You know, I retract my earlier statement. I no longer love you.
    我说，我收回原来的话，我不再爱你。
25. Admit that sth one said was wrong or that one should not have said it; retract or withdraw sth
    承认说了错话或不该说的话；撤回或收回某言语
26. The charges you've made are too serious for you to retract now.
    你的指控太激烈了，现在无法收回了。
27. Now I have decided to retract resigning report.
    我现在最后决定撤回辞职报告。
28. The speaker's speech produced a public katzenjammer which forced him to retract certain statements.
    那讲员的演讲引起了公开的骚动，而迫使他收回某些声明。
29. He also declined another opportunity to retract his trade demand.
    另外他也总是回避关于收回交易想法的提问。
30. Next, he pressed the side-clip of the pen, which can make the point of the pen retract.
    接着，他按了一下可以让笔尖缩回去的圆珠笔侧面的夹子，这使得笔尖缩了回去。

verb

1. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
   1. He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
   2. She abjured her beliefs

   Synonym:    abjurerecantforswearresile

2. pull inward or towards a center
   1. The pilot drew in the landing gear
   2. The cat retracted his claws

   Synonym:    draw in

3. use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

   Synonym:    pull backdraw back

4. pull away from a source of disgust or fear

   Synonym:    shrink back