Word · Frequency #23414
retractions
撤回；收回
retractions is the plural of retraction.
the act of taking back something you said
- 1.
An act or instance of retracting.
收回或撤销的行为或实例。
- 2.
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.
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。
- 3.
A continuous function from a topological space onto a subspace which is the identity on that subspace.
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。
缩回；回缩；收回或撤销的行为或实例。；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。；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。；缩进
In use
After the magazine corrected the error, it published a formal retraction.
The lawyer demanded a full retraction from the website for its false article.
A public retraction helped restore trust in the scientist after the error.
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。
a retraction of [statement/claim]
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。
retraction of [body part]
医学术语，指身体部位异常向后收缩或退缩。
Connections
Collocations
- issue a retraction
- 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。
- demand a retraction
- 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。
- public retraction
- 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。
- full retraction
- 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。
- retraction of a statement
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 re(回)+tract(拉)+ion：把话拉回来=撤回；把身体部位拉回=缩回。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
作“撤回”讲时常用 retraction of sth；医学中可指组织回缩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with retraction because their stressed vowel and following consonants are /ækʃən/ (reaction has no /t/ but still matches from the stressed vowel on). Beware lookalikes like retrace /rɪˈtreɪs/ and retract /rɪˈtrækt/, which do not end in /ʃən/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.