retracted

英 [rɪˈtræktɪd]

美 [rɪˈtræktɪd]

v.  撤销，收回(说过的话); 撤回，收回(协议、承诺等); 缩回; 拉回
retract的过去分词和过去式

过去式：retracted　

COCA.41074

柯林斯词典

• VERB 收回，撤回(所说的话或写的东西)
  If youretractsomething that you have said or written, you say that you did not mean it.
  1. Mr Smith hurriedly sought to retract the statement, but it had just been broadcast on national radio...
     史密斯先生想赶快收回这项声明，但它刚刚已经在国家电台播出了。
  2. He's hoping that if he makes me feel guilty, I'll retract.
     他指望着如果他能让我感到内疚，我就会收回所说的话。
• V-ERG （使）缩回;（使）缩入;（使）收起
  When a part of a machine or a part of a person's bodyretractsoris retracted, it moves inwards or becomes shorter.
  1. Torn muscles retract, and lose strength, structure, and tightness.
     撕裂的肌肉会收缩，丧失原来的力量、结构和紧实度。
  2. ...when the aircraft's wheels were retracted.
     当飞机的轮子收起来的时候

英英释义

adj

• drawn back and in
  1. a cat with retracted claws

双语例句

• Now the flaps were fully retracted.
  现在襟翼全部收缩进去了。
• I remember one occasion when I plucked up courage to ask for a rise but then felt such a rush of self-loathing I retracted the demand.
  我记得这样一个场合，当我鼓起勇气想提出加薪要求时，却突然感到一阵强烈的自我厌恶，于是便撤回了要求。
• The cat immediately retracted its claws.
  猫立刻缩回了它的爪子。
• A caddy retracted his statement, and the only other witness admitted that he might have been mistaken.
  一个球童收回了他的话，唯一的另一个见证人也承认他可能搞错了。
• He always promises Eric the earth, and then retracted his promises.
  他老是对埃里克开空头支票，然后再收回许诺。
• I did so: an alert sounded and the steering wheel automatically retracted several inches, literally moving out of my hands.
  我这样做了以后，车内响起了一声提醒音，然后方向盘收缩了几英寸，摆脱了我的掌控。
• Check whether the camera is fully retracted.
  检查摄像机是否完全收回。
• The president later retracted his statement.
  总统后来收回了他的声明。
• The two front jacks operate as a pair, and self-equalize when extended or retracted.
  前面的两个千斤顶伸出或缩回是成对操作的，并可以进行自平衡。
• Clotted blood hasn't retracted yet.
  凝结的血液还没收缩。