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retract
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
retracts; retracted; retracting
retracts; retracted; retracting
Learner's definition of RETRACT
1
: to pull (something) back into something larger that usually covers it缩回；缩进；收起
[+ object]
- A cat can retract its claws.猫能够把爪子缩进去。
- The pilot retracted the plane's landing gear.飞行员收起飞机的起落架。
[no object]
- The plane's landing gear failed to retract.飞机的起落架未能收起。
2
[+ object] : to say that something you said or wrote is not true or correct收回，撤回（先前的话或文章）
- The newspaper retracted [=withdrew] the story.报纸撤回了这个报道。
- She was forced to retract [=take back] her statement.她被迫收回说过的话。
3
[+ object] formal : to take back (something, such as an offer or promise)取消，收回（报价、承诺等）
- Their college grants were retracted.他们的大学助学金被取消了。
- They retracted the job offer.他们收回了那个工作机会。
retracted; retracting; retracts
Synonyms
Example Sentences
A cat can retract its claws. The pilot retracted the plane's landing gear. The plane's landing gear failed to retract. Their college grants were retracted. They retracted the job offer.
Recent Examples on the Web Blinken apparently made no new commitments or promises and did not retract the July 4 statement that so upset the Abu Akleh family. 
Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 27 July 2022 Trump’s anger reportedly prompted his team’s efforts to lobby Fox head honcho Rupert Murdoch to retract the call. Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post, 13 June 2022 Even if McKay and HBO were willing to retract their portrayal of West, his depiction of his time with the Lakers isn't entirely accurate either. Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 20 Apr. 2022 In early March, Netrebko pulled out of upcoming performances with the New York Metropolitan Opera after she was asked to retract her support for Putin. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2022 With stocky feet, small eyes, a broad head, and 28 highly curved claws that are impossible to retract, the bear strikes without notice and eats his victim completely. A. Craig Copetas, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2022 The letter instructed the Trump Organization to essentially retract the documents, known as statements of financial condition, from 2011 to 2020. The New York Times, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2022 The letter instructed the Trump Organization to essentially retract the documents, known as statements of financial condition, from 2011 to 2020. New York Times, 14 Feb. 2022 In a cease and desist letter, the County Attorney's Office told Maricopa County Board of Supervisors candidate Gail Golec to immediately retract social media posts. Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2022 See More
Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 27 July 2022 Trump’s anger reportedly prompted his team’s efforts to lobby Fox head honcho Rupert Murdoch to retract the call. Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post, 13 June 2022 Even if McKay and HBO were willing to retract their portrayal of West, his depiction of his time with the Lakers isn't entirely accurate either. Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 20 Apr. 2022 In early March, Netrebko pulled out of upcoming performances with the New York Metropolitan Opera after she was asked to retract her support for Putin. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2022 With stocky feet, small eyes, a broad head, and 28 highly curved claws that are impossible to retract, the bear strikes without notice and eats his victim completely. A. Craig Copetas, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2022 The letter instructed the Trump Organization to essentially retract the documents, known as statements of financial condition, from 2011 to 2020. The New York Times, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2022 The letter instructed the Trump Organization to essentially retract the documents, known as statements of financial condition, from 2011 to 2020. New York Times, 14 Feb. 2022 In a cease and desist letter, the County Attorney's Office told Maricopa County Board of Supervisors candidate Gail Golec to immediately retract social media posts. Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin retractus, past participle of retrahere — more at retreat
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
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