| 单词 | retreat |
| 释义 | retreat (rɪtriːt ) Word forms: retreats , retreating , retreated 1. verb If you retreat, you move away from something or someone. 'I've already got a job,' I said quickly, and retreated from the room. [VERB preposition] The young nurse pulled a face at the Matron's retreating figure. [VERB-ing] 2. verb When an army retreats, it moves away from enemy forces in order to avoid fighting them. The French, suddenly outnumbered, were forced to retreat. [VERB] Retreating soldiers were dousing homes and shops with petrol and setting them on fire. [VERB-ing] Retreat is also a noun. In June 1942, the British 8th Army was in full retreat. 3. verb If you retreat from something such as a plan or a way of life, you give it up, usually in order to do something safer or less extreme. To save yourself, you sometimes need to retreat from the world. [V + from/into] From bouncing confidence she had retreated into self-pity. [V from/into n] Retreat is also a noun. Downing Street insisted that there would be no retreat from the £26,000 cap on the amount of benefits that any family could claim. [+ from/into] It's a retreat into the adolescence they never really had. 4. countable noun A retreat is a quiet, isolated place that you go to in order to rest or to do things in private. He spent yesterday hidden away in his country retreat. Synonyms: refuge, haven, resort, retirement 5. to beat a retreat phrase If you beat a retreat, you leave a place quickly in order to avoid an embarrassing or dangerous situation. Cockburn decided it was time to beat a hasty retreat. Collocations: rapid retreat One unmarked police car that did venture into the neighbourhood yesterday made a rapid retreat, tyres squealing, when it was spotted by rebel sentries. Times, Sunday Times Now just 25 remain and are in rapid retreat. Times, Sunday Times The rapid retreat of glaciers and polar ice caps has provided vivid images of climate change at work. Times, Sunday Times The rapid retreat from almost all forms of financial risk now threatens to become a headlong stampede as investors are gripped by anxieties over a crunch in corporate lending markets. Times, Sunday Times The rapid retreat played havoc with communications and supplies, which drastically curtailed the squadron's operational effectiveness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Everywhere is space, drama, vast mountain chains that start from nowhere and retreat back into the desert as abruptly as they began. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Especially if they can retreat inside in the colder months and be warmed by underfloor heating. Times, Sunday Times Watch the fireworks on the terrace, then retreat inside for a bit of a dance. Times, Sunday Times It's time to think about creating a warm and inviting mood that tempts you to retreat inside and get cosy. Times,Sunday Times It lives outdoors but will retreat inside houses to escape heavy rain. The Sun Doctors had to retreat inside the building. Times, Sunday Times What ensued was nothing short of chaos; what was supposed to be an organized retreat rapidly turned into a chaotic and panicked flight. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 2001, the ice sheet began retreating rapidly, retreating 7.2km mi between 2001 and 2005. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But in 2001 it began retreating rapidly, retreating 7.2km mi between 2001 and 2005. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The fluid situation on the ground meant units retreated rapidly westward. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And, with room for only two, it's a romantic retreat, popular with honeymooners. Times, Sunday Times To complete this picture of perfection, guest accommodations reflect the beauty and tranquility of this romantic retreat. Times, Sunday Times Get clicking now for a romantic retreat to remember. The Sun Couples who want a romantic retreat - and walkers. Times, Sunday Times Soon the citizens started to frequent it as a picnic spot and a romantic retreat, its many beaches adding to its popularity as well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Here a linked sequence of images captures the fecundity of his rural retreat, while rhymed consonants and vowels suggest the harmony it induces. The Times Literary Supplement They are highly ambitious and want a rural retreat to match. Times, Sunday Times At his rural retreat, it was possible not to get too involved. Times, Sunday Times Ever gone on holiday in the countryside and longed to buy your own rural retreat? Times, Sunday Times Sleeping up to 14, it's a stylish, rural retreat in a 28-acre estate with chickens to feed, woods to explore and an expansive lawn. Times, Sunday Times I could make a thirty-six-hour silent retreat without the interruptions of phones, upcoming appointments, or classroom responsibilities. Christianity Today For me, a silent retreat meets this need. Christianity Today Our class was on a modified silent retreat. Christianity Today Ram this non-communication point home by entering a silent retreat. Times, Sunday Times Learn where you can walk with llamas, sleep in treetops, sail a skiff, stay in a fisherman's hut or forage for supper on a silent retreat. The Sun This award-winning spa retreat offers some of the world's best treatments for the mind and body. Times, Sunday Times It will have 25 treatment rooms, a spa retreat and residential apartments. The Sun So, a smartphone, a spa retreat, a mattress or a new car? Globe and Mail The architectural methodology includes a green approach that neatly integrates with acoustic goals for the property, a spa retreat hotel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The hotels in their collection are chosen for their style and atmosphere, and include romantic hideaways, luxurious spa retreats and cosy inns. Times, Sunday Times A spiritual retreat with opportunities for counsel about the red-flag areas of ministry. Christianity Today What should happen at a spiritual retreat? Christianity Today What better spiritual retreat could there be? Times, Sunday Times He seemed a tad misanthropic for what was meant to be a spiritual retreat. Times, Sunday Times The new backing will allow the founder to free up time for more spiritual retreats and travel. Times, Sunday Times It's a wonderful summer retreat, with outdoor seating, a super big pool alongside the lake and a playground with swings and a slide. Times, Sunday Times I'm lucky to have had such a beautiful summer retreat. Times, Sunday Times Arctic sea ice 'medium confidence' that the average summer retreat in the last three decades was the fastest for 1,450 years. Times, Sunday Times Granted, the locals may be a bit jaded when it comes to their summer retreat. Times, Sunday Times Yet these people are not looking to buy, but to rent a weekend or summer retreat. Times, Sunday Times It remains unclear, however, whether this was a tactical retreat to regroup and fight back or marked a significant defeat. Times, Sunday Times The rebels said later they had made a 'tactical retreat'. Times, Sunday Times I asked, thinking that he might at that stage have made a tactical retreat. The Sun Though he and thousands of others took to the streets in defiance of the law, it looked like a tactical retreat. Times,Sunday Times Under those circumstances, why not make a tactical retreat? Times, Sunday Times At the beginning of our senior year, she suggested we go together on a weekend retreat. Christianity Today It's a bit like fitting the kitchen of your weekend retreat with a carpet. Times, Sunday Times The peace and sea air makes it the ultimate weekend retreat. The Sun The house will, seems, be used primarily as a weekend retreat rather than a home. Times, Sunday Times A 19th-century pile saved from dereliction and turned, with the help of a recession-busting 60m, into the ultimate spa-golf-foodie weekend retreat. Times, Sunday Times Recently, our friends who run a yoga retreat put on a burlesque night for the village in a marquee. Times, Sunday Times I could have gone on a yoga retreat, taken up pottery or had a radical haircut. Times, Sunday Times Recently, a couple of beautiful hotels have opened their doors, as has an excellent yoga retreat. Times, Sunday Times I'd need a two-week yoga retreat before that would even be a possibility. The Sun We tried out a four-day yoga retreat. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 退出 Japanese: 立ち去る |
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