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retreat
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural retreats
plural retreats
Learner's definition of RETREAT
1
: movement by soldiers away from an enemy because the enemy is winning or has won a battle撤退；退却
[noncount]
- The forces are now in (full) retreat.部队正在（全线）撤退。
[count]
- The army passed through the town on/during its retreat (from the battlefield).部队（从战场）撤退时经过这个小镇。
- He sounded/signaled the retreat. [=made the signal telling soldiers to begin a retreat]他发出了撤退信号。
2
[count, noncount] : movement away from a place or situation especially because it is dangerous, unpleasant, etc.离开；退出
- Some of her friends were surprised by her retreat from public life following her defeat in the election.她在选举失败后隐退使她的一些朋友感到意外。
- He made/beat a hasty retreat [=he left quickly] when he realized he had entered the wrong office.发现走错了办公室，他赶紧退了出去。
3
[count] : the act of changing your opinion or position on something because it is unpopular意见改变；立场改变 — usually singular通常用单数
- The mayor was forced to make a retreat from his earlier position.市长被迫改变原先的立场。
4
: the act or process of moving away离去；消退；撤退 — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
[count]
— usually singular通常用单数 - Scientists continue to measure the slow retreat of the glacier.科学家们继续测量冰川缓慢消退的情况。
- the retreat of the floodwaters洪水的消退
[noncount]
- Studies show the glaciers are in retreat.研究表明冰川在消退。
- Her political influence has been in retreat since the scandal.自从丑闻发生后，她的政治影响力一直在下降。
5
a [count] : a place that is quiet and private幽静之地；隐居处
- She went to her mountain retreat for a quiet weekend.她前往她的山间居所，过一个宁静的周末。
- an idyllic/island/isolated retreat恬静宜人的/岛上的/偏僻的隐居处
b : a trip to a place where you can quietly pray, think, study, etc.静修之旅
[count]
- We went on a corporate/spiritual retreat.我们进行了一次全体/心灵的静修。
- The church offers retreats several times a year.教会每年提供数次静修之旅。
[noncount]
- She went on retreat for several weeks last year.她去年静修了几个星期。
2 retreat /rɪˈtriːt/ verb
retreats; retreated; retreating
2 retreat
/rɪˈtriːt/
verb
retreats; retreated; retreating
Learner's definition of RETREAT
[no object]
1
: to move back to get away from danger, attack, etc.撤退；退却；后退
- When the enemy attacked, our troops were forced to retreat.敌人进攻时，我们的部队被迫撤退。
- They retreated behind trees for safety.为确保安全他们退到了树丛后面。
2
: to move or go away from a place or situation especially because it is dangerous, unpleasant, etc.离开；离去；退出
- He quickly retreated from the room.他迅速离开了那个房间。
- After her defeat, she retreated from politics.败选后，她退出了政界。
3
: to change your opinion or statement about something because it is unpopular改变意见；改变看法 — usually + from
- The mayor was forced to retreat from his original position.市长被迫改变他当初的立场。
4
: to move backward后退；退去
- As the temperatures warm, the glaciers begin to retreat.由于天气变暖，冰川开始消融。
- The floodwaters are retreating.洪水正在消退。
5
: to go to a place that is quiet and private去僻静处
- They retreated into the next room to talk privately.他们到隔壁房间私下交谈去了。
1
b(1)
: the usually forced withdrawal of troops from an enemy or from an advanced position
(2)
: a signal for retreating
c(1)
: a signal given by bugle at the beginning of a military flag-lowering ceremony
(2)
: a military flag-lowering ceremony
retreated; retreating; retreats
: to draw or lead back : remove
specifically : to move (a piece) back in chess
retreater noun
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun Some of her friends were surprised by her retreat from public life following her defeat in the election. we made a strategic retreat when we realized that we were outnumbered Verb When the enemy attacked, our troops were forced to retreat. They retreated behind trees for safety. He quickly retreated from the room. After her defeat, she retreated from politics. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022 There's much more ahead this morning from London, but first, major developments in the war in Ukraine, Russian forces suddenly in disarray and retreat. ABC News, 11 Sep. 2022 An attribution study published in the journal Nature Geoscience in 2021 found that the Palcaraju glacier’s retreat and Laguna Palcacocha’s resulting expansion would be virtually impossible in a world without climate change. Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 Its revenue has whipsawed over the past couple of years with the surges and retreat of COVID cases. San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 Their only options were to surrender, and face what felt like certain death, or retreat. New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022 Hadi Matar, 24, pleaded not guilty Saturday to attempted murder and assault charges in the attack at the Chautauqua Institution, a nonprofit education and retreat center. Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2022 Matar, 24, is accused of attacking Rushdie on Friday as the author was being introduced at a lecture at the Chautauqua Institute, a nonprofit education and retreat center. Carolyn Thompson And Hillel Italie, al, 13 Aug. 2022 The property is the first hotel from the brand to offer the Aman Club, a members-only retreat that includes a private garden terrace, cigar lounge, wine room and two club lounges. Dana Givens, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2022 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2022 When things get tough, the best solution is often not to jump into the ring to duke it out, but to retreat to your respective corners. WIRED, 5 Sep. 2022 That, however, is cold comfort for the people of the Magdalens, where there is virtually no hinterland to retreat to. Taras Grescoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2022 For big asset and wealth managers such as UBS and Credit Suisse, fee income will fall if asset values continue to decline or more clients retreat to the safety of cash. Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 27 July 2022 Such situations are particularly dangerous when flames spread quickly in a short period of time, forcing firefighters to retreat to their emergency shelters. Lou Dzierzak, Scientific American, 25 July 2022 Wickson was able to retreat to safety and declined medical attention. Fox News, 14 July 2022 While residents and others filled social media with heated comments on the shooting, officials and civic leaders tended to retreat to previous positions or issue statements reiterating their concerns and desires to work toward solutions. Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2022 Without them, Ukrainian forces have a limited ability to retreat to Lysychansk, which sits on higher ground. New York Times, 21 June 2022 See More
Noun
For others, these decades were not a period of advancement but retreat, into ever more bewildering and even punishing realms of inscrutability. Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022 There's much more ahead this morning from London, but first, major developments in the war in Ukraine, Russian forces suddenly in disarray and retreat. ABC News, 11 Sep. 2022 An attribution study published in the journal Nature Geoscience in 2021 found that the Palcaraju glacier’s retreat and Laguna Palcacocha’s resulting expansion would be virtually impossible in a world without climate change. Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 Its revenue has whipsawed over the past couple of years with the surges and retreat of COVID cases. San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 Their only options were to surrender, and face what felt like certain death, or retreat. New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022 Hadi Matar, 24, pleaded not guilty Saturday to attempted murder and assault charges in the attack at the Chautauqua Institution, a nonprofit education and retreat center. Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2022 Matar, 24, is accused of attacking Rushdie on Friday as the author was being introduced at a lecture at the Chautauqua Institute, a nonprofit education and retreat center. Carolyn Thompson And Hillel Italie, al, 13 Aug. 2022 The property is the first hotel from the brand to offer the Aman Club, a members-only retreat that includes a private garden terrace, cigar lounge, wine room and two club lounges. Dana Givens, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2022 Verb
But the 2022 Emmys seemed to retreat to the cozy echo chamber of show biz. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2022 When things get tough, the best solution is often not to jump into the ring to duke it out, but to retreat to your respective corners. WIRED, 5 Sep. 2022 That, however, is cold comfort for the people of the Magdalens, where there is virtually no hinterland to retreat to. Taras Grescoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2022 For big asset and wealth managers such as UBS and Credit Suisse, fee income will fall if asset values continue to decline or more clients retreat to the safety of cash. Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 27 July 2022 Such situations are particularly dangerous when flames spread quickly in a short period of time, forcing firefighters to retreat to their emergency shelters. Lou Dzierzak, Scientific American, 25 July 2022 Wickson was able to retreat to safety and declined medical attention. Fox News, 14 July 2022 While residents and others filled social media with heated comments on the shooting, officials and civic leaders tended to retreat to previous positions or issue statements reiterating their concerns and desires to work toward solutions. Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2022 Without them, Ukrainian forces have a limited ability to retreat to Lysychansk, which sits on higher ground. New York Times, 21 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English retret, from Anglo-French retrait, from past participle of retraire to withdraw, from Latin retrahere, from re- + trahere to draw
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of retreat was in the 14th century Phrases Containing retreat
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