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retreat

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Related topics: Military
re·treat1 /rɪˈtriːt/ ●○○ verb [intransitiveI]  
1  army 军队PM to move away from the enemy after being defeated in battle 撤退 OPP advance
 The rebels retreated to the mountains.
叛乱分子撤退到山区。
 They were attacked and forced to retreat.
他们受到攻击，被迫撤退。
2  move back 后退 written
a) BACK/BACKWARDSto move away from someone or something 后退；离开；退避
 He saw her and retreated, too shy to speak to her.
他看到她就躲开了，不好意思跟她讲话。
retreat to/from/into etc
 Perry lit the fuse and retreated to a safe distance.
佩里点燃导火线，退至安全距离。
 It was not a conscious choice to retreat from public life.
退出公众生活并非有意为之。
b) LESSif an area of water, snow, or land retreats, it gradually gets smaller 〔水、雪或土地〕范围缩小
 The flood waters are slowly retreating.
洪水正在慢慢退去。
3  change your mind 改变主意CHANGE YOUR MIND written to decide not to do something you were planning to do, because it was unpopular or too difficult 撤回〔计划〕
retreat from
 The Canadian government has retreated from a plan to kill 300 wolves.
加拿大政府取消了要杀死300头狼的计划。
4  quiet place 安静的地方LEAVE A PLACE to go away to a place that is quiet or safe 退隐，躲避
retreat from/into/to
 After the noise of the city he was glad to retreat to his hotel room.
经历了城市的喧嚣，他乐得躲进酒店的客房里。
5. retreat into yourself/your shell/fantasy etc THINK ABOUTto ignore what is happening around you and give all your attention to your private thoughts 遁入沉思/幻想等中
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retreat into yourself/your shell/fantasy etc• I retreated into my shell, being painfully shy in the first place.
6. finance 金融 technical if shares etc retreat, their value falls to a lower level 〔股价〕下挫，下跌
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retreat• The dignity of the law has met the volatility of Nature and has been forced to retreat.• In 1443, the Hungarian army advanced into Serbia, and the Turks were forced to retreat.• Lieutenant Peterson shouted the order to retreat.• Gold prices retreated after reaching a record price yesterday.• Pretty and earthy, she can be aggressive or retreat believably, and has some nice scenes with her extended family.• Jim saw me approaching and quickly retreated down a side street.• Seven years earlier, she had retreated from marriage to protect her career; now she would marry to defend her independence.• Even then these stubborn blue lines retreated in fairly good order.• It's for throwing at them as you retreat into the living room.• As his father approached, Richard retreated steadily, never once daring to stand his ground against him.• On trembling legs, she retreated towards the door.• "You haven't heard the last of this!'' shouted Spencer, retreating up the stairs.• After the battle, Santa Anna retreated with his forces.
retreat to/from/into etc• The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced as much as 7. 28 then retreated to 1001. 39, ahead 3. 09.• She had already started to retreat into eating when she felt upset.• Destiny tapped Colin Powell on the shoulder and he sold a million books before retreating to his Virginia mansion.• We accept our responsibility not to retreat from interpreting the full meaning of the covenant in light of all of our precedents.• I retreated into my shell, being painfully shy in the first place.• Why such a startling retreat from the nearly unanimous support for the free processing zone 18 months ago?• Pop art directly challenged what was increasingly seen as abstract art's esoteric retreat from the world.• A comic gives children the opportunity to retreat into their own world; it is a very private thing.
retreat from• The administration is retreating from its goal of buying 75 Stealth bombers.
retreat from/into/to• This caused his further retreat to a cave on Mount Kolzim.• Friends of the Earth accused the government of retreating from a firmly-stated commitment to identify contaminated land.• The watchman retreated to get on with his cooking and perhaps ponder his next step.• She wanted only to be free of this, for the lake to clear, so she could retreat to her task.• Ralph retreated upstairs to his room.• He retreated from it into callousness.• Bill and his men would retreat to the rhododendron bushes and radio to the sniper teams on the roof.
Related topics: Military, Religion
retreat2 ●○○ noun  
1  of an army 军队的 [countableC, uncountableU]PM a movement away from the enemy after a defeat in battle 撤退 OPP advance
 Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow
拿破仑从莫斯科的撤退
 The rebel forces are in full retreat (=retreating very fast).
叛军全线溃退。
 The bugler sounded the retreat (=gave a loud signal for retreat).
司号兵吹响撤退号。
2  movement back 后退 [singular, uncountableU]BACK/BACKWARDS a movement away from someone or something 后退；离开；退避
retreat from
 Ten thousand years ago the ice began its retreat from Scotland.
一万年以前冰开始从苏格兰消退。
3  beat a retreat informal to leave a place quickly 快速离开
 I saw my aunt coming and beat a hasty retreat.
我看到我姨妈来了，便赶快离开。
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beat a hasty retreat• He beat a hasty retreat when he spotted me approaching, but it was not hasty enough.• Then, thanking him, I beat a hasty retreat to the sacristy door and knocked.• Any females which are not ripe will either stay away or beat a hasty retreat.• They were forced to beat a hasty retreat and arrived at their rendezvous with Morris's patrol on time.• With decks awash with diesel we beat a hasty retreat back to Lerwick.
4  change of intention 意图的改变 [singular, uncountableU]CHANGE YOUR MIND when you change your mind about something because your idea was unpopular or too difficult 〔立场的〕改变，放弃
retreat from
 a retreat from hard-line policies
放弃强硬政策
5  place 地方 [countableC]PLACE a place you can go to that is quiet or safe 僻静处；静养所，静居所
 a country retreat
乡村静居所
6  thought and prayer 冥想和祈祷 [countableC, uncountableU]RR a period of time that you spend praying or studying religion in a quiet place 〔宗教的〕静修（期）
on (a) retreat
 I spent three weeks on retreat in Scotland.
我在苏格兰静修了三个星期。
7. finance 金融 [singular, uncountableU] technical a situation in which the value of shares etc falls to a lower level 〔股价的〕下挫，下跌
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retreat• Stock prices turned downward today in a retreat led by IBM.• It appeared to represent a retreat in the face of international criticism.• Today's statement represents a retreat from their previous position.• a retreat for writers and artists• They were forced to beat a hasty retreat and arrived at their rendezvous with Morris's patrol on time.• An army in retreat can be even more dangerous than one that is advancing.• Thereafter, the conventional insistence on the balanced budget under all circumstances and at all levels of economic activity was in retreat.• The room was an intimate retreat from the rest of the house.• the presidential retreat at Camp David• The soldiers made a strategic retreat.• Most of the Others were too paralyzed with fright to move; but some began a slow, stumbling retreat.• But the playroom is to be absorbed into the retreat and conference centre next year.• The retreat of Marxism has been paralleled by the ascendancy of the New Right.• And the other thing I think is, you need to get out of this retreat mode.
in full retreat• He informed us that our brigade was to be the rear guard of the army, which was in full retreat.• Pope interpreted this movement to mean that the enemy were in full retreat.
on (a) retreat• The prayer opposite was composed last year by deacons on retreat before they were ordained priests and missionaries.• The only trouble was this: the sepoys kept on bravely coming forward, while he and his men kept on retreating.• We called another time and they said they were all out on retreat.• Rain beats on the canvas tent in which she is staying on a retreat with other Innu.• He hung up his sword and went on a retreat to Manresa, where he authored Spiritual Exercises in 1522.
From Longman Business Dictionary
retreatre·treat1 /rɪˈtriːt/ verb [intransitiveI]
1journalismFINANCE if shares etc retreat, their value falls to a lower level
In Frankfurt, share prices retreated as the market consolidated recent gains.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 10.07 points to 11,199.46.
2to decide not to continue with a plan, idea, agreement etc because it is too difficult or no longer worth doing
Japanese buyers have retreated after paying huge prices for U.S. properties in the past.
retreat from
Last week it became the latest corporate raider to retreat from a takeover contest.
retreatretreat2 noun
1[singular, uncountableU] journalismFINANCE a situation in which the value of shares etc falls to a lower level
The stock market retreat came just as crop prices were starting to recover.
2in retreatCOMMERCE if a company, industry, market etc is in retreat, its performance is less good than before
With the Tokyostockmarket in retreat, the central bank is likely to be even more cautious about agreeing corporate loans.
3[singular, uncountableU] when someone decides not to carry out a plan, idea, agreement etc because it is too difficult or no longer worth doing
retreat from
The decision to return the company to profitabilitymarks a retreat from its fast-growth strategy.
Origin retreat2
(1200-1300) Old French retret, from retraire “to withdraw”, from Latin retrahere; → RETRACT
re·treat1 verbretreat2 noun
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5347 COCA: 4787
retreat

noun¹

 1retreating/leaving後退；離開ADJECTIVE | VERB + RETREAT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤hasty, headlong, quick, rapid倉促撤退；輕率撤退；迅速撤退◇I decided to beat a hasty retreat.我決定趕緊離開。➤humiliating, ignominious (formal) 丟人的／不光彩的撤退▸➤orderly, strategic, tactful, tactical有秩序的／戰略上的／機智的／戰術上的撤退◇I made a tactful retreat before they started arguing.在他們開始爭論前我巧妙地找機會離開了。VERB + RETREAT➤beat, make匆匆離開；退卻▸➤lead帶領撤退▸➤call, order, sound下令撤退；命令撤退；吹號收兵▸➤force, force sb into強迫撤退；強迫某人撤退◇Eventually the police forced the crowd into retreat.最後警察迫使人群向後撤退。➤block, cut off阻礙撤退；切斷退路▸➤cover掩護撤退◇We covered his retreat with bursts of gunfire.我們集中火力掩護他撤退。PREPOSITION➤in retreat在撤退中◇The enemy was now in retreat.敵人正在撤退。➤on the retreat正在撤退◇fresh evidence that trade unionism is on the retreat工會制正在逐漸消失的最新跡象➤retreat from從⋯退出◇He took part in the retreat from Paris.他參加了逃離巴黎的活動。➤retreat into躲避到◇her retreat into a fantasy world of her own她躲進了自己的虛幻世界➤retreat to撤退到◇an ignominious retreat to the River Vistula至維斯瓦河的不光彩撤退PHRASES➤be in full retreat全線撤退◇On the eastern front the army was in full retreat.東部前線的軍隊正在全面撤退。➤a line of retreat撤退路線◇We succeeded in cutting off the enemy's line of retreat.我們成功地截斷了敵人的撤退路線。
retreat

noun²

 2quiet and private place安靜處ADJECTIVE | VERB + RETREAT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤favourite/favorite, idyllic, perfect最喜愛的／田園式的／完美的隱居處◇the perfect retreat for a romantic honeymoon浪漫蜜月的完美勝地➤private, secret私人／秘密靜養處▸➤peaceful, quiet寧靜的隱居處▸➤country, mountain, rural, wilderness (especially NAmE) 鄉間隱居處；山區靜養處；鄉村隱居處；無人煙的靜居地◇designed as a gentleman's country retreat設計成紳士的鄉下靜居處➤summer, winter避暑／避寒勝地▸➤holiday, vacation, weekend度假勝地；度週末的勝地➤presidential總統度假地◇Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland總統在馬里蘭州的度假地戴維營VERB + RETREAT➤turn sth into, use sth as把⋯變成／把⋯用作隱居處◇She plans to use it as a winter retreat.她打算把它當成冬季靜養處。PREPOSITION➤retreat for⋯的靜養處◇a summer retreat for the rich富人的避暑勝地➤retreat from逃避⋯去靜居◇They are staying here at their secret retreat from life in the city.他們遠離城市生活，一直住在隱蔽的靜養處。
retreat

noun³

 3quiet place; time spent there靜居處；靜養期ADJECTIVE | VERB + RETREAT ADJECTIVE➤Buddhist, meditation, religious, spiritual, yoga, Zen佛教靜修；冥思；宗教靜修；精神上的靜修；瑜伽靜修；禪修➤silent靜修◇I went on a ten-day silent retreat.我去參加了為期 10 天的靜修。➤annual年度靜修◇I went off on one of my annual retreats.我外出去做一次年度靜修。➤two-day, week-long, etc.為期 2 天、為期 1 個星期等的靜修➤business, corporate, executive, management (all especially NAmE) 商業／公司／高級管理人員／管理人員靜修◇A successful executive retreat can be a powerful tool for addressing changing business conditions.成功的高級管理人員靜修可以成為應對不斷變化的商業環境的強有力工具。➤women's, writers'女性／作家靜修處➤family (especially NAmE) 家庭靜修地VERB + RETREAT➤attend, do, go on參加靜修；去靜修◇She goes on a spiritual retreat for two weeks every summer.她每年夏天都去心靈靜修兩個星期。➤go into去靜養◇He went into retreat at his country home to escape the attention of the media.他回到鄉下的家中躲清靜，想避開媒體的關注。➤hold舉行靜修會◇The family held its first retreat last October.這個家庭去年 10 月份第一次舉行靜修會。➤offer提供靜修之處◇Zen Mountain offers numerous wilderness retreats.禪山有許多人跡罕至的靜修之處。
retreat

verb

ADVERB | VERB + RETREAT | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤hastily, quickly, rapidly, swiftly倉促撤退；迅速撤退➤slowly慢慢後退◇Sandy retreated slowly, wary of what the man might do.桑迪慢慢向後退，提防着這個人可能採取的行動。➤further進一步後撤▸➤back退回◇He retreated hastily back to his car.他匆忙退回自己的車裏。VERB + RETREAT➤try to試圖撤退▸➤order sb to命令某人撤退◇The army has been ordered to retreat.軍隊已受命撤退。PREPOSITION➤before在⋯面前退縮◇They retreated before the Americans.他們在美國人面前退卻了。➤behind退到⋯後面◇He retreated behind the table.他退到了桌子後面。➤down沿着⋯遠去◇I heard her footsteps retreat down the hall.我聽見她沿走廊漸漸走遠的腳步聲。➤from從⋯撤退▸➤in the face of面對⋯退卻◇He retreated in the face of strong opposition.面對強烈的反對，他退卻了。➤into躲進◇He retreated into his own world.他躲進了自己的世界中。➤to退到⋯◇She retreated from the busy office to her own room.她從繁忙的辦公室中躲到了自己的屋子裏。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5347 COCA: 4787
retreat noun
⇨ refugeretreat verb
⇨ withdraw 1 (an army retreats) ⇨ withdraw 2 (retreat from a pledge)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5347 COCA: 4787

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