retreat from sth
from 后接被放弃的地点、阵地或局面。
The soldiers retreated from the burning village.
士兵们从燃烧的村庄撤退。
(冰川)消退;退缩;向后倾斜;从一个位置撤退,返回;由于普遍温度升高而退缩。(指冰川)
To move back or withdraw from a position or place.
从一个位置撤退,返回
To withdraw from a position, go back.
由于普遍温度升高而退缩。(指冰川)
To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures. (of a glacier)
向后倾斜
To slope back.
一般现在时
They retreat every winter.
他们每年冬天撤退。
一般过去时
The army retreated yesterday.
军队昨天撤退了。
规则动词
The army was forced to retreat after suffering heavy losses.
军队在遭受重大损失后被迫撤退。
用法提示:这里 retreat 表示军事上的撤退,是一个动词。
She needed some time alone, so she retreated to her bedroom to read.
她需要一些独处的时间,于是躲进卧室看书。
用法提示:这里 retreat 表示为了隐私而离开,退到安静的地方。
When the argument got too heated, he decided to retreat and calm down.
当争论变得过于激烈时,他决定退让并冷静下来。
用法提示:这里 retreat 表示从争执中退出或回避,是动词用法。
from 后接被放弃的地点、阵地或局面。
The soldiers retreated from the burning village.
士兵们从燃烧的村庄撤退。
to 后接退往的目的地。
The hikers retreated to their camp before the storm.
登山者在暴风雨来临前撤回营地。
方向副词直接跟在 retreat 后面,说明往哪个方向退。
The enemy army retreated south along the river.
敌军沿河向南撤退。
as 引导的从句说明退缩的原因或背景,多用于冰川因升温而退缩。
Many glaciers are retreating as the climate warms.
随着气候变暖,许多冰川正在消退。
withdraw 较正式,除军队外也可用于资金、支持等抽象事物;retreat 多指从具体位置离开。
pull back 常用于军队或行动计划,口语色彩较浓;也可表示“改变主意、反悔”。
fall back 多指军队或竞赛中的有序撤退,常接 to/on 引出退守地点。
back off 为非正式用语,强调因压力或威胁而让步,不一定涉及实际移动。
grammar · medium
易错句子The army retreated the city.
正确表达The army retreated from the city.
retreat 是不及物动词,不能直接跟宾语。表示“从某地撤退”时,要用 retreat from + 地点,介词 from 不能省略。
grammar · medium
易错句子The retreat army moved to the south.
正确表达The retreating army moved to the south.
修饰名词时要用现在分词 retreating 作定语,表示“正在撤退的”。不能用动词原形 retreat 直接放在名词前作定语。
grammar · medium
易错句子The troops were retreated to the hills.
正确表达The troops retreated to the hills.
retreat 是不及物动词,没有被动语态。表示“部队撤退”直接用主动语态 retreated 即可,不能用 be retreated。
此处retreat取“从某位置撤退、后退”的义项(如军队或人员后退),与表示向前移动的advance相对;冰川消退义项也可用advance,但“向后倾斜”义项无此反义用法。
仅用于军事/战斗语境:retreat为后撤,charge为向前冲击。此反义不适用于“冰川消退”或“向后倾斜”义项。
强调主动从某地或某项活动中退出,常用于撤军、撤资等正式语境;retreat 则多指因不利或危险而后退、退回,也可指冰川消退或地形后倾。
主语多为潮水、洪水、冰川、声音等自然现象,表示自然退去或变弱;retreat 可用于人或军队主动后退,也可指冰川消退,用法更宽。
指把伸出的肢体部分缩回,或收回说过的话、承诺,宾语多为具体部位或言论;retreat 表示整体向后离开,不含收回言论之意。
从战场撤退
The soldiers were ordered to retreat from the battlefield.
士兵们奉命从战场撤退。
退隐到乡下
She retreats to the countryside every summer to write.
她每年夏天都退隐到乡下写作。
自我封闭;变得沉默寡言
After losing his job, he retreated into himself.
失业后,他变得沉默寡言。
溃退;狼狈撤退
The enemy troops retreated in disorder.
敌军溃退。
冰川在消退
Many glaciers are retreating because of global warming.
由于全球变暖,许多冰川正在消退。
re- (回, 向后) + -treat (拉, 拽; 源自拉丁语 trahere, 与 tract 同根) = 向回拉 → 撤退; 同根词: retract, tractor; 同前缀词: return
冰川常与 retreat 搭配,表示因气候变暖而后退。
军事语境中,军队从阵地撤退常用 retreat 表示。
retreat 的核心动作是离开原来的位置或阵地。
气温上升常导致冰川或冰线退却,与 retreat 的冰川义相关。
在地形描述中,retreat 可指斜坡向后倾斜。
缩进自己的壳里;变得沉默寡言
After the criticism, he retreated into his shell and stopped sharing ideas.
受到批评后,他缩进自己的壳里,不再分享想法。
逃避现实
She tends to retreat from reality by burying herself in novels.
她倾向于埋头读小说来逃避现实。
退缩;离群索居
When stressed, he retreats into himself and refuses to talk.
压力大时,他会退缩到自己内心,拒绝交谈。
撤退?见鬼!我们不是在撤退,只是在向另一个方向前进。
U.S. Marine General Oliver P. Smith reportedly gave this response during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, refusing to call the withdrawal a retreat.
据传,美国海军陆战队将军奥利弗·P.·史密斯在长津湖战役期间做出了这一回应,拒绝把这次撤离称为撤退。
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