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make/issue a retraction
make 和 issue 是常见搭配，表示正式收回先前的陈述或文章。
The journal issued a retraction after the error was discovered.
发现错误后，该期刊发表了撤回声明。
撤回；收回
retractions — plural of retraction
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
撤回；收回
the act of taking back something you said
The journal issued a retraction after the error was discovered.
发现错误后，该期刊发表了撤回声明。
收回或撤销的行为或实例。
An act or instance of retracting.
在公共论坛上印刷或广播的声明,宣布撤回先前的断言,并承认先前的断言有误。
A statement printed or broadcast in a public forum which effects the withdrawal of an earlier assertion, and which concedes that the earlier assertion was in error.
从拓扑空间到其子空间的连续函数,且在该子空间上为恒等映射。
A continuous function from a topological space onto a subspace which is the identity on that subspace.
After the magazine corrected the error, it published a formal retraction.
那家杂志纠正错误后，正式发表了撤回声明。
The lawyer demanded a full retraction from the website for its false article.
律师要求该网站因那篇虚假文章而完全撤回内容。
A public retraction helped restore trust in the scientist after the error.
公开撤回帮助这位科学家在出错后重新赢得信任。
make 和 issue 是常见搭配，表示正式收回先前的陈述或文章。
The journal issued a retraction after the error was discovered.
发现错误后，该期刊发表了撤回声明。
of 后接被收回的具体内容，常用于法律或新闻语境。
Her lawyers demanded a retraction of the defamatory claim.
她的律师要求撤回诽谤性的说法。
医学术语，指身体部位异常向后收缩或退缩。
Retraction of the nipple may be a sign of breast disease.
乳头回缩可能是乳房疾病的征兆。
Not this
I retraction my earlier statement.
Use this
I retract my earlier statement.
retraction 是名词，动词是 retract；汉语“撤回”兼作动词和名词，容易导致把 retraction 当动词用。改为 retract 才符合英语的及物动词用法。
Not this
He issued a retraction from his earlier remarks.
Use this
He issued a retraction of his earlier remarks.
表示“收回言论/主张”时，retraction 后接 of 引出被收回的内容；from 常用于物理上的“从……缩回/移开”，这里受 withdraw from 等影响产生错误。改为 retraction of。
Not this
The president announced the retraction of troops from the region.
Use this
The president announced the withdrawal of troops from the region.
retraction 用于言论、声明或身体部位的“撤回/缩回”，不用于军队的“撤出”；军队调动用 withdrawal。汉语“撤回”覆盖两个义项，导致过度泛化。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
发布撤回声明；发表更正
The newspaper issued a retraction after the article was found to be inaccurate.
该报在文章被认定不准确后发布了撤回声明。
要求撤回（言论）；要求收回（说法）
The senator demanded a retraction of the false accusations.
参议员要求撤回那些不实的指控。
公开撤回（声明）；公开收回
She demanded a public retraction of the offensive remark.
她要求公开撤回那句冒犯性言论。
全面撤回（声明）；完全收回
The editor ordered a full retraction of the article.
编辑要求全面撤回那篇文章。
撤回陈述；收回说法
His lawyer demanded a retraction of the statement.
他的律师要求收回那份声明。
肌肉回缩；肌肉退缩
The surgery prevents muscle retraction after injury.
手术防止损伤后肌肉回缩。
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联想 re(回)+tract(拉)+ion：把话拉回来=撤回；把身体部位拉回=缩回。
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式声明与媒体更正、医学/解剖学描述 retraction 的语体随含义变化：表示“撤回/收回”时通常用于正式声明、媒体更正等书面场合；表示“缩回/回缩”时多用于医学、解剖学等专业描述。两义都比较书面，口语中较少见。
作“撤回”讲时常用 retraction of sth；医学中可指组织回缩。
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