retreat

verb

遇险；失败 from danger/defeat

1. 退却；撤退
   to move away from a place or an enemy because you are in danger or because you have been defeated
   1. The army was forced to retreat after suffering heavy losses.
      部队因伤亡惨重被迫撤退。
   2. We retreated back down the mountain.
      我们从山上撤了下来。

离开；退后 move away/back

2. 离开；离去；退去；后退
   to move away or back
   1. He watched her retreating figure.
      他看着她的身影渐渐远去。
   2. The flood waters slowly retreated.
      洪水慢慢地消退。

改变决定 change decision

3. （由于批评或环境过于恶劣）改变主意，退缩
   to change your mind about sth because of criticism or because a situation has become too difficult
   1. The government had retreated from its pledge to reduce class sizes.
      政府已经改变了缩小班级规模的承诺。

到僻静处 to quiet place

4. 隐退；逃避；躲避
   to escape to a place that is quieter or safer
   1. Bored with the conversation, she retreated to her bedroom.
      她厌倦了这样的交谈，躲进了自己的卧室。
   2. He retreated into a world of fantasy.
      他遁入了幻想世界。

金融 finance

5. 跌价
   to lose value
   1. Share prices retreated 45p to 538p.
      这种股票价格下跌45便士，降到了538便士。

noun

遇险；失败 from danger/defeat

1. 撤退；退却
   a movement away from a place or an enemy because of danger or defeat
   1. Hitler's retreat from Russia
      希特勒从俄国的撤退
   2. The army was in full retreat (= retreating very quickly) .
      部队全线撤退。
   3. to sound the retreat (= to give a loud signal for an army to move away)
      发出撤退信号

逃跑 escape

2. 逃避；退避；躲避
   an act of trying to escape from a particular situation to one that you think is safer or more pleasant
   1. Is watching television a retreat from reality?
      看电视是对现实的一种逃避吗？

改变决定 change of decision

3. （由于批评或环境过于恶劣）改变决定，退缩
   an act of changing a decision because of criticism or because a situation has become too difficult
   1. The Senator made an embarrassing retreat from his earlier position.
      这位参议员很尴尬地改变了他早先的立场。

安静的地方 quiet place

4. 僻静处；隐居处
   a quiet, private place that you go to in order to get away from your usual life
   1. a country retreat
      乡间幽静的住所
5. 静修期间（或活动）
   a period of time when sb stops their usual activities and goes to a quiet place for prayer and thought; an organized event when people can do this
   1. He went into retreat and tried to resolve the conflicts within himself.
      他去静修并试图调节自己内心的矛盾冲突。
   2. to go on a Buddhist retreat
      去参加佛教的静修

1. VERB 退避;后退;离开
   If you retreat, you move away from something or someone.
   1. 'I've already got a job,' I said quickly, and retreated from the room...
      “我已经有了一份工作。”我马上说道，并从房间里退了出来。
   2. The young nurse pulled a face at the Matron's retreating figure.
      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.
   1. The French, suddenly outnumbered, were forced to retreat...
      人数突然处于劣势的法军被迫撤退。
   2. Retreating soldiers were dousing homes and shops with petrol and setting them on fire.
      撤退的士兵把汽油浇到住宅和商店上，并放火焚烧。
   3. Retreat is also a noun.
      
   4. In June 1942, the British 8th Army was in full retreat.
      1942年6月，英国第八军全面撤退。
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.
   1. I believe people should live in houses that allow them to retreat from the harsh realities of life...
      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。
   2. From bouncing confidence she had retreated into self-pity.
      她从信心百倍变得自怜自哀。
   3. Retreat is also a noun.
      
   4. The President's remarks appear to signal that there will be no retreat from his position...
      总统的言辞似乎在暗示他不会主动辞职。
   5. 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。
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.
   1. He spent yesterday hidden away in his country retreat.
      他昨天躲在了他乡下的静养地。
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.
   1. 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。

1. Yesterday's vote 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。
2. Shell Cottage provides the perfect retreat from the hustle and bustle of London
   谢尔农舍为想要躲避伦敦的忙碌喧嚣的人们提供了一个绝佳的休闲之所。
3. They say they will stay to rebuild their homes rather than retreat to refugee camps
   他们说他们将留下重建家园而不是躲到难民营里。
4. 'I've already got a job,' I said quickly, and retreated from the room
   “我已经有了一份工作。”我马上说道，并从房间里退了出来。
5. The young nurse pulled a face at the Matron's retreating figure.
   看着护士长离去的身影，这个年轻的护士做了个鬼脸。
6. The French, suddenly outnumbered, were forced to retreat
   人数突然处于劣势的法军被迫撤退。
7. Retreating soldiers were dousing homes and shops with petrol and setting them on fire.
   撤退的士兵把汽油浇到住宅和商店上，并放火焚烧。
8. I believe people should live in houses that allow them to retreat from the harsh realities of life
   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。
9. From bouncing confidence she had retreated into self-pity.
   她从信心百倍变得自怜自哀。
10. He spent yesterday hidden away in his country retreat.
    他昨天躲在了他乡下的静养地。
11. 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。
12. Russian resistance suddenly stiffened because there was no room for retreat
    俄罗斯的反抗突然变得强硬起来，因为已经没有退路了。
13. Fronting water and with a hill at the back, this garden had a dense growth of evergreen trees and formed a “ retreat away from the world ”.
    这花园依山傍水，四面苍松翠柏，绿树成荫，仿佛是世外桃源。
14. The army was in retreat to the west.
    部队正在向西后退。
15. He was not one to retreat but rather one who would take up the gauntlet.
    他不是一个想退却的人，倒是一个宁愿应战的人。
16. The enemy's line of retreat was cut off.
    敌人的退路已被截断。
17. The enemy is in full-scale retreat.
    敌军全线撤退。
18. The cat beat a hasty retreat when he saw the dog coming.
    猫看到狗来时，就很快溜之大吉了。
19. The enemy's retreat left marks of haste.
    敌军留下了仓皇退却的痕迹。
20. No retreat is allowed, only advance.
    只许前进，不许后退。
21. The enemy troops were in full retreat.
    敌军全线退却。
22. Very unwillingly Charles saw that he must give the order to retreat.
    查理看到，他不得不违心地下令撤军了。
23. We pursue the enemy if they retreat.
    敌退我追。
24. I wish our friendship last forever advance and retreat together.
    祝我们友谊永存，共同进退。
25. Our troops cut off the enemy's retreat.
    我们的军队切断了敌人的退路。
26. We detached a regiment to cut off enemy's retreat.
    我们派遣了一个团将敌人的退路切断。
27. After a fierce battle the enemy is force to retreat.
    激战之后，敌人被迫撤退了。
28. The tactics of pretending to cross the river and of making a retreat fooled the enemy.
    假装渡河和撤退的战略愚弄了敌人。
29. The thing was done; there could be no retreat.
    事情已经做了，就不能后退了。

n.

beat a (hasty) retreat

• （仓促）逃走；（慌忙）撤退
  to go away or back quickly, especially to avoid sth unpleasant

noun

1. the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)

2. withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
   1. the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity

   Synonym:    retirement

3. (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
   1. the disorderly retreat of French troops

4. an area where you can be alone

   Synonym:    hideaway

5. (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset

6. (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position

7. a place of privacy

verb

1. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
   1. We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him
   2. He backed out of his earlier promise
   3. The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns

   Synonym:    pull backback outback awaycrawfishcrawfish outpull in one's hornswithdraw

2. pull back or move away or backward
   1. The enemy withdrew
   2. The limo pulled away from the curb

   Synonym:    withdrawpull awaydraw backrecedepull backretiremove back

3. move back
   1. The glacier retrogrades

   Synonym:    retrograde

4. move away, as for privacy
   1. The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer