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单词 retraction
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Definition of retraction in English:

retraction

noun rɪˈtrakʃ(ə)nrəˈtrækʃ(ə)n
  • 1mass noun The action of drawing something back or back in.

    prey are grasped between the jaws upon tongue retraction
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The difference between the two suborders of turtles is the method of head retraction.
    • The male has been known to nip at the bottom edges of the tentacles in order to cause retraction.
    • Repeated and prolonged asymmetric filopodial retraction does not alter growth cone direction.
    • During jaw retraction, the neck was straightened, thereby pushing the braincase anteriorly as the lower jaw was pulling the prey caudally.
    • There is a dual lock with simultaneous retraction of latch and deadbolt by an inside lever.
    • This is a typical example for which the well-known consequence is cell retraction and rounding off of the surface.
    • A small fraction, consistent with one or two molecules of tip retractions, show clear sawtooth patterns in force.
    • The autocorrelations did not decay to zero because there was very little retraction.
    • In anisotropic spreading, large regions of the edge were inactive, showing neither actin filament retraction nor edge extension.
    • We consider these regions of the cell the active regions of protrusion and retraction.
  • 2count noun A withdrawal of a statement, accusation, or undertaking.

    he issued a retraction of his allegations
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He demanded a retraction saying that he had never heard of the calculus of fluxions until he had read the works of Wallis.
    • The president has given instructions for the ambassador to be called in order to demand a retraction.
    • News of the firing only became public when the official retraction was published last month.
    • He privately acknowledged that he was wrong but declined to make a public retraction.
    • Astronomers quickly followed up the story with a retraction.
    • The retraction marks the first split in their alliance.
    • The director gets to interview the priest who claims to have been the direct witness to the retraction.
    • His mistress insists that he married her in formal rites, thus indirectly confirming the retraction.
    • Their government has angrily demanded a retraction of tactless comments made by our treasury secretary.
    • I hope everyone saw the retraction I posted at the beginning of the last chapter.
 
 

Definition of retraction in US English:

retraction

nounrəˈtrakSH(ə)nrəˈtrækʃ(ə)n
  • 1The action of drawing something back or back in.

    prey are grasped between the jaws upon tongue retraction
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A small fraction, consistent with one or two molecules of tip retractions, show clear sawtooth patterns in force.
    • In anisotropic spreading, large regions of the edge were inactive, showing neither actin filament retraction nor edge extension.
    • We consider these regions of the cell the active regions of protrusion and retraction.
    • During jaw retraction, the neck was straightened, thereby pushing the braincase anteriorly as the lower jaw was pulling the prey caudally.
    • Repeated and prolonged asymmetric filopodial retraction does not alter growth cone direction.
    • The autocorrelations did not decay to zero because there was very little retraction.
    • This is a typical example for which the well-known consequence is cell retraction and rounding off of the surface.
    • There is a dual lock with simultaneous retraction of latch and deadbolt by an inside lever.
    • The difference between the two suborders of turtles is the method of head retraction.
    • The male has been known to nip at the bottom edges of the tentacles in order to cause retraction.
  • 2A withdrawal of a statement, accusation, or undertaking.

    he issued a retraction of his allegations
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His mistress insists that he married her in formal rites, thus indirectly confirming the retraction.
    • The director gets to interview the priest who claims to have been the direct witness to the retraction.
    • I hope everyone saw the retraction I posted at the beginning of the last chapter.
    • Their government has angrily demanded a retraction of tactless comments made by our treasury secretary.
    • He demanded a retraction saying that he had never heard of the calculus of fluxions until he had read the works of Wallis.
    • News of the firing only became public when the official retraction was published last month.
    • The retraction marks the first split in their alliance.
    • The president has given instructions for the ambassador to be called in order to demand a retraction.
    • Astronomers quickly followed up the story with a retraction.
    • He privately acknowledged that he was wrong but declined to make a public retraction.
 
 
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