retract

英 [rɪ'trækt] 美 [rɪ'trækt]

• v. 缩回；收回；撤销

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 撤回
2. 收回（说过的话）
3. 取消（前言）
4. 撤消
5. 食言
6. 拉回
7. 拒绝执行或遵守
8. 缩回，缩进
9. 否认

英英释义

Verb:

1. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure;

   "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"
   "She abjured her beliefs"
   

2. pull away from a source of disgust or fear

3. use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

4. pull inward or towards a center;

   "The pilot drew in the landing gear"
   "The cat retracted his claws"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The undercarriage on light aircraft does not always retract in flight.
   轻型飞机飞行时起落架不一定缩回。
2. I decided to retract what I had said before.
   我决定收回前面说过的话。
3. Sir Alex has added his backing and believes Franco should retract his comments.
   弗格森爵士支持自己的助理，并且强调里斯本竞技俱乐部主席应该收回自己的控诉。
4. The accused refused to retract his statement.
   那被告拒不撤销其供述。

经典引文

• The lips of the wound were retracted and gaping.

  出自： J. G. Farrell

• I must retract some of the things I have said against them.

  出自： V. Woolf

• A false confession which he later retracted.

  出自： J. Jones

词汇搭配

• retract stroke 内缩行程
• retract limit switch 收缩极限开关...

近反义词

【近义词】

• withdraw 撤回
• rescind 废除
• draw in (火车、汽车)进站...
• draw back 撒回
• pull back 拉回
• recant 放弃主张
• repeal 废止
• revoke 撤回，取消，废除...
• cancel 取消
• pull in (交通工具)进站...
• annul 废除
• recall 回忆
• deny 否认
• take back 收回
• apologize 道歉
• invalidate 使无效
• resile 弹回
• forswear 发誓放弃
• abjure 发誓弃绝
• shrink back 退缩