Word · Frequency #14289
retract
撤回；收回
核心释义
to take back or withdraw a statement, promise, or accusation, especially formally
- 1.
将(某物)拉回或收回内部。
To pull (something) back or back inside.
- 2.
将(音,尤指元音)发向声道更后部。
To pronounce (a sound, especially a vowel) farther to the back of the vocal tract.
- 3.
缩回；撤回；收回。
To draw back; to draw up; to withdraw.
缩回；收起；使（发音）位置后移；将(某物)拉回或收回内部。；将(音,尤指元音)发向声道更后部。；缩回；撤回；收回。
用法In use
The surgeon retracted the wound edges with a retractor.
用法提示：retract 在此意为“（用器械）拉开”，及物动词，宾语是伤口边缘。
During the surgery, the nurse helped retract the tissue.
用法提示：retract 表示“拉开”，与 help 连用，不定式形式。
The doctor carefully retracted the organ to get a better view.
用法提示：retract 表示“拉开”，及物动词，后接器官。
retract + noun
The surgeon retracted the wound edges.
外科医生将伤口边缘拉开。
retract + noun + with + instrument
He retracted the tissue with a clamp.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- retract a statement
- 撤回声明
- The politician refused to retract his statement.这位政客拒绝撤回他的声明。
- retract a claim
- 撤回主张
- The company had to retract its claim after the evidence was disproved.证据被推翻后，该公司不得不撤回其主张。
- retract an accusation
- 收回指控
- She later retracted her accusation against her colleague.她后来收回了对同事的指控。
- retract the landing gear
- 收起起落架
- The pilot retracted the landing gear immediately after takeoff.飞行员起飞后立即收起了起落架。
- retract one's claws
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 re 想成“回”，把 tract 想成“拉”（像 tractor 拉东西），合起来“往回拉”：收回、缩回或撤回发言。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal statements and written apologies、physical descriptions of body parts or mechanical parts retract 的语域取决于义项：表示“收回声明、许诺”时通常较正式，多见于正式讲话或书面语；表示“缩回、收起（爪子、起落架等）”时属于中性描写，常见于生物或科技语境。请根据具体含义选择自然的表达。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用作及物动词，后接名词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 retract 押韵：重音都在 /æ/ 上，且词尾为 /kt/（attract、contract、distract、extract、subtract 为 /ˈtrækt/，tract 为 /trækt/）。注意 contract、extract 作名词时重音移到第一个音节，分别读作 /ˈkɒntrækt/ 和 /ˈekstrækt/，不再与动词读音同韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.