English主要词典
retreat
Universal Words
verb, noun
verb
from danger / defeat
1 [V] to move away from a place or an enemy because you are in danger or because you have been defeated:
The army was forced to retreat after suffering heavy losses. * We retreated back down the mountain. * They retreated to a safe distance from the fighting.
compareADVANCE
move away / back
2 [V] to move away or back:
He watched her retreating figure. * The flood waters slowly retreated.
change decision
3 [V+adv./prep.] to change your mind about sth because of criticism or because a situation has become too difficult
SYNBACKOFF:
The government had retreated from its pledge to reduce class sizes. * He told them not to retreat in the face of opposition from the public.
to quiet place
4 [V] [usually +adv./prep.] to escape to a place that is quieter or safer:
Bored with the conversation, she retreated to her bedroom. * (figurative) He retreated into a world of fantasy.
finance
5 [VN] to lose value:
Share prices retreated 45p to 538p.
noun
from danger / defeat
1 [C,usually sing,U] a movement away from a place or an enemy because of danger or defeat:
Hitler's retreat from Russia * The army was in full retreat (= retreating very quickly). * to sound the retreat (= to give a loud signal for an army to move away)
escape
2 [C,usually sing,U] ~ (from / into sth) an act of trying to escape from a particular situation to one that you think is safer or more pleasant:
Is watching television a retreat from reality?
change of decision
3 [C,usually sing.] an act of changing a decision because of criticism or because a situation has become too difficult:
The Senator made an embarrassing retreat from his earlier position.
quiet place
4 [C] a quiet, private place that you go to in order to get away from your usual life:
a country retreat
5 [U,C] 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:
He went into retreat and tried to resolve the conflicts within himself. * to go on a Buddhist retreat
IDIOMS see BEATv.
