retract

英 [rɪˈtrækt]

美 [rɪˈtrækt]

v.  撤销，收回(说过的话); 撤回，收回(协议、承诺等); 缩回; 拉回

过去式：retracted　过去分词：retracted　现在分词：retracting　第三人称单数：retracts　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14289 / COCA.13910

牛津词典

verb

• 撤销，收回（说过的话）
  to say that sth you have said earlier is not true or correct or that you did not mean it
  1. He made a false confession which he later retracted.
     他作了假供词，后来又翻供。
  2. They tried to persuade me to retract my words.
     他们试图说服我收回我的话。
• 撤回，收回（协议、承诺等）
  to refuse to keep an agreement, a promise, etc.
  1. to retract an offer
     撤销提议
• 缩回；拉回
  to move back into the main part of sth; to pull sth back into the main part of sth
  1. The animal retracted into its shell.
     这只动物缩回到自己的壳里。
  2. The undercarriage was fully retracted.
     起落架被完全收起。

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

verb

• formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
  1. He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
  2. She abjured her beliefs
  Synonym:abjurerecantforswearresile
• pull inward or towards a center
  1. The pilot drew in the landing gear
  2. The cat retracted his claws
  Synonym:draw in
• use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
  Synonym:pull backdraw back
• pull away from a source of disgust or fear
  Synonym:shrink back

双语例句

• The charges you've made are too serious for you to retract now.
  你的指控太激烈了，现在无法收回了。
• New information cannot retract previous information.
  新的信息不能否定之前的信息。
• Maybe there is a way to manually retract the mechanism.
  也许有办法手动让推进器收回。
• He also declined another opportunity to retract his trade demand.
  另外他也总是回避关于收回交易想法的提问。
• The criminals should stop on the precipice, retract from the wrong path and not go any further.
  犯罪分子应当迷途知返，悬崖勒马，不要在错误的道路上继续走下去。
• 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。
• That is how the term "cat's paw" has come into use. A cat can retract its claws, but a dog can't.
  这就是猫爪子（被利用的人）这一说法的来历。猫能收缩爪子，狗却不能。
• To retract the invitation, click cancel.
  要收回邀请，请单击“取消”。
• Now I have decided to retract resigning report.
  我现在最后决定撤回辞职报告。
• The instant is solemn; there is still time to retract if you think you have been mistaken.
  这个时刻是庄严的，假使您认为先前说错了，您还来得及收回您的话。