retreats

英 [rɪˈtriːts]

美 [rɪˈtriːts]

v.  退却; 撤退; 离开; 离去; 退去; 后退; (由于批评或环境过于恶劣)改变主意，退缩
retreat的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 退避;后退;离开
  If youretreat, you move away from something or someone.
  1. 'I've already got a job,' I said quickly, and retreated from the room...
     “我已经有了一份工作。”我马上说道，并从房间里退了出来。
  2. The young nurse pulled a face at the Matron's retreating figure.
     看着护士长离去的身影，这个年轻的护士做了个鬼脸。
• VERB (军队)撤退，退却
  When an armyretreats, it moves away from enemy forces in order to avoid fighting them.
  1. The French, suddenly outnumbered, were forced to retreat...
     人数突然处于劣势的法军被迫撤退。
  2. Retreating soldiers were dousing homes and shops with petrol and setting them on fire.
     撤退的士兵把汽油浇到住宅和商店上，并放火焚烧。
  3. Retreatis also a noun.
     
  4. In June 1942, the British 8th Army was in full retreat.
     1942年6月，英国第八军全面撤退。
• VERB 放弃，远离（计划、生活方式等）；从…中隐退
  If youretreat fromsomething such as a plan or a way of life, you give it up, usually in order to do something safer or less extreme.
  1. I believe people should live in houses that allow them to retreat from the harsh realities of life...
     我认为人们所居住的房子应该能让他们远离残酷的现实生活。
  2. From bouncing confidence she had retreated into self-pity.
     她从信心百倍变得自怜自哀。
  3. Retreatis also a noun.
     
  4. The President's remarks appear to signal that there will be no retreat from his position...
     总统的言辞似乎在暗示他不会主动辞职。
  5. It's a retreat into the adolescence they never really had.
     这是对他们从不曾真正拥有的青春时代的回归。
• N-COUNT 隐居地;静养所
  Aretreatis a quiet, isolated place that you go to in order to rest or to do things in private.
  1. He spent yesterday hidden away in his country retreat.
     他昨天躲在了他乡下的静养地。
• PHRASE 匆匆离开;仓皇撤退
  If youbeat a retreat, you leave a place quickly in order to avoid an embarrassing or dangerous situation.
  1. Cockburn decided it was time to beat a hasty retreat.
     科伯恩认为到了该紧急撤退的时候了。

双语例句

• That's inspired local businesses to expand and outsiders to look for weekend retreats.
  这推动了本地企业的发展，也让外地游客得以周末来这里休闲。
• As he retreats, I march forward.
  彼退我进。
• They have lived with the Naga for centuries in harmony atop their mountain retreats.
  她们在山中闭关，并与娜迦和谐相处了数个世纪。
• Health Retreats: Learn healthy living methods like nutrition, fitness, natural health care, and even meditation.
  保健静养：学会健康的生活方法，比如营养搭配、健身、自然保健，甚至于冥想。
• Could there be another Great Reversal in which globalisation retreats and the world suffers political, social and economic upheaval and destruction?
  是否有可能再次出现大倒退，导致全球化进程逆转，世界遭受政治、社会和经济的剧变和打击？
• In my running schools, retreats and training programs I outline the latest findings and get great feedback.
  在我的跑步学校，退却和训练计划，我的最新发现，取得了很好的效果。
• Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and his disciples will guide you during the retreats.
  可以。在静修期间，一行禅师与他的弟子们将会给予指导。
• I even began to attend weekend retreats.
  我甚至开始参加周末静修。
• Finally, boards need to move beyond annual retreats as the forum at which directors and executives debate strategy.
  最后，董事会需要采取更多行动，而不仅仅把一年一度的外出研讨会作为董事与高管讨论战略的论坛。
• But as the ice retreats farther from the shoreline, the bears may have less success with their hunts.
  但是由于冰雪进一步的远离海岸线，熊们成功捕获他们猎物的几率可能变小。