retreat

1. V-I If you retreat, you move away from something or someone. 退出; 離開

"I've already got a job," I said quickly, and retreated from the room. “我已經(jīng)有了工作，”我迅速說道，然后就從房間里退了出來。

2. V-I When an army retreats, it moves away from enemy forces in order to avoid fighting them. 撤退

The French, suddenly outnumbered, were forced to retreat. 法軍在人數(shù)上突然處于劣勢，被迫撤退了。

3. N-VAR Retreat is also a noun. 撤退

In June 1942, the British 8th Army was in full retreat. 1942年6月，英軍第8軍全線撤退。

4. V-I 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. 放棄

She retreated from public life. 她放棄了社會生活。

5. N-VAR Retreat is also a noun. 放棄

The president's remarks appear to signal that there will be no retreat from his position. 總統(tǒng)的話似乎暗示他不會放棄自己的職位。

6. N-COUNT A retreat is a quiet, isolated place that you go to in order to rest or to do things in private. 隱居處; 休養(yǎng)處

He spent yesterday hidden away in his country retreat. 他躲在鄉(xiāng)間的休養(yǎng)地度過了昨天。