Retract
[ rɪ'trækt ]
公共 Public
vt.& vi. 撤回或撤消;缩回;缩进;
💡 词根助记
re回，向后+tract拉→拉回，缩回
📝 例句
For the uncircumcised boy, retract the foreskin of the penis and cleanse.
对未作包皮环截术的男孩，要将阴茎前的包皮退上去清洗。
I could not retract.
我不能食言。
The accused refused to retract (his statement).
那被告拒不撤消（其供述）.
So then it was too late to retract.
但一言既出，驷马难追。
It was not often necessary for her to retract a statement.
她一言既出，通常不至于撤回。
🌱 联想助记
【记】re-前缀“反”,tract-拉:拉回→缩回
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-strict-表示“拉紧”
常见变体有-stress-、-strain-、-string-
📖 牛津释义
retract
v[I, Tn]
(fml 文)
1 withdraw (a statement, charge, etc) 撤回或撤消（声明、 指控等）
The accused refused to retract (his statement). 那被告拒不撤消（其供述）.
2 refuse to honour or keep (an agreement, etc) 拒绝执行或遵守（协议等）
retract a promise, an offer, etc 食言、 撤消提议.
3 move or pull (sth) back or in 缩回或拉回（某物）
The undercarriage on light aircraft does not always retract in flight. 轻型飞机飞行时起落架不一定缩回.
🔁 扩展释义
*[ri'trækt]vt. 缩回, 收回, 取消, 撤消vi. 缩回, 收回, 取消, 撤消【法】 撤回, 收回, 取消
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Please sit down.
请坐下。
So I appreciate your making time in your schedules to attend today.
因此非常感谢你们今天能够抽出时间来参加这次会议。
He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in poverty in 1836.
他因无力还债而被捕入狱，最后于1836年在贫困中死去。