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VERB
退避;后退;離開
If you retreat, you move away from something or someone.
例句
'I've already got a job,' I said quickly, and retreated from the room...
“我已經有了一份工作。”我馬上說道，并從房間里退了出來。
The young nurse pulled a face at the Matron's retreating figure.
看著護士長離去的身影，這個年輕的護士做了個鬼臉。
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VERB
(軍隊)撤退，退卻
When an army retreats, it moves away from enemy forces in order to avoid fighting them.
例句
The French, suddenly outnumbered, were forced to retreat...
人數突然處于劣勢的法軍被迫撤退。
Retreating soldiers were dousing homes and shops with petrol and setting them on fire.
撤退的士兵把汽油澆到住宅和商店上，并放火焚燒。
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VERB
放棄，遠離（計劃、生活方式等）；從…中隱退
If you retreat from something such as a plan or a way of life, you give it up, usually in order to do something safer or less extreme.
例句
I believe people should live in houses that allow them to retreat from the harsh realities of life...
我認為人們所居住的房子應該能讓他們遠離殘酷的現實生活。
From bouncing confidence she had retreated into self-pity.
她從信心百倍變得自憐自哀。
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N-COUNT
隱居地;靜養所
A retreat is a quiet, isolated place that you go to in order to rest or to do things in private.
例句
He spent yesterday hidden away in his country retreat.
他昨天躲在了他鄉下的靜養地。
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PHRASE
匆匆離開;倉皇撤退
If you beat a retreat, you leave a place quickly in order to avoid an embarrassing or dangerous situation.
例句
Cockburn decided it was time to beat a hasty retreat.
科伯恩認為到了該緊急撤退的時候了。