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From the word’s history

From Middle English retret, from Old French retrait, from Latin retractus, from retrahō 'to draw back'.

經古法文 retrait，源自拉丁文 retrahō「往回拉」。

Wiktionary

Picture an army that knows it cannot win this fight, so it turns and moves back, away from the enemy, to safer ground. 'Retreat' is that pulling-back: away from something pressing or dangerous toward somewhere safer or smaller. The noun is either that act of pulling back, or the safe place you pull back to.

可以想成：一支打不贏的軍隊，掉頭往後撤，離開敵人、退到比較安全的地方。retreat 就是這個「往後抽身」的動作——從某個逼近或危險的東西旁邊退開，朝更安全、更小的方向走。名詞則是這個後退的動作，或是你退去躲藏的那個安全角落。

登入就可以看每一支怎麼連回核心畫面。

v retreated retreated retreating retreats

n retreats

原始詞典資料17 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Retreatname

  • 1

    A locality in the Tamworth council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

  • 2

    A locality in George Town council area and the City of Launceston, northern Tasmania, Australia.

retreatnoun詞源 1/ɹɪˈtɹiːt/

  • 1

    The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.

    • In a retreat he outruns any lackey.
  • 2

    The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.

  • 3

    governmentmilitarypoliticsThe act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.

    • The general opted for a swift retreat because he saw his troops were vastly outnumbered.
  • 4

    A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.

    • a mountain retreat
    • "[…] But come, Lady, we are too near the mouth of the cavern; let us seek its inmost recesses. […]" "Though all your actions are noble, […] is it fitting that I should accompany you alone into these perplexed retreats? Should we be found together, what would a censorious world think of my conduct?"
  • 5

    obsoleterareA peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.

  • 6

    A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude, especially for meditation, prayer, or study.

    • We both need a week retreat after those two stressful years working in the city.
    • a Buddhist retreat
  • 7

    governmentmilitarypoliticsA signal for a military withdrawal.

  • 8

    governmentmilitarypoliticsA bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.

    • to-morrow the Royal Standard will be hoisted at Edinburgh Castle from reveille to retreat.
另外 2 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    governmentmilitarypoliticsA military ceremony to lower the flag.

  • 10

    board-gameschessgamesThe move of a piece from a threatened position.

retreatverb詞源 1/ɹɪˈtɹiːt/

  • 1

    To withdraw from a position, go back.

  • 2

    To withdraw from a position, go back.

    • The general refused to order his soldiers to retreat, despite being vastly outnumbered.
  • 3

    To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures. (of a glacier)

  • 4

    To slope back.

    • a retreating forehead
    • His face was a fair weakness, his chin retreated, and his hair lay in crisp, almost flaxen curls on his low forehead; his eyes were rather large, pale blue, and blankly staring.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

  • re-treat

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