Word · Frequency #5347
retreats
撤退；后退
retreats is the third person singular of retreat.
To move back or withdraw from a position or place.
- 1.
To withdraw from a position, go back.
从一个位置撤退,返回
- 2.
To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures. (of a glacier)
由于普遍温度升高而退缩。(指冰川)
- 3.
To slope back.
向后倾斜
（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)；撤退
In use
The army was forced to retreat after suffering heavy losses.
She needed some time alone, so she retreated to her bedroom to read.
When the argument got too heated, he decided to retreat and calm down.
Verb forms
base retreat · third person retreats · -ing retreating · past retreated · past participle retreated
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- retreat from the battlefield
- 从战场撤退
- The soldiers were ordered to retreat from the battlefield.士兵们奉命从战场撤退。
- retreat to the countryside
- 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。
- retreat into oneself
- 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。
- retreat in disorder
- 溃退；狼狈撤退
- The enemy troops retreated in disorder.敌军溃退。
- glaciers are retreating
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象军队败退时喊“Retreat!”，全体向后撤退；冰川消退、山体后倾也都是这种“后退”的感觉。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：military operations、glaciology、topography retreat 作动词时通常属于中性语体，多用于军事撤退、冰川消退和地形倾斜等具体描写；日常口语中也可见“退开、退缩”的引申用法，书面语中更常见。
Grammar Note
不及物动词，后接from表示‘从…撤退’，to表示‘撤退到…’，into表示‘躲进…’或‘陷入（沉思等）’
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 retreat /rɪˈtriːt/ 押韵：treat /triːt/, sweet /swiːt/, fleet /fliːt/, greet /ɡriːt/（重读元音 /iː/ + /t/）。注意：great /ɡreɪt/ 和 sweat /swet/ 虽以相同的 -eat 拼写结尾，但发音分别是 /eɪt/ 和 /et/，与 retreat 不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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