Word · Frequency #5347
Fully loadedretreats
撤退；后退
retreats is the third person singular of retreat.
核心释义
To move back or withdraw from a position or place.
- 1.
从一个位置撤退,返回
To withdraw from a position, go back.
- 2.
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)
- 3.
向后倾斜
To slope back.
（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
用法In use
The army was forced to retreat after suffering heavy losses.
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.
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.
用法提示：这里 retreat 表示从争执中退出或回避，是动词用法。
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。
retreat to sth
to 后接退往的目的地。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明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）’
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.