| 释义 |
Adjective: retracted ri'traktid- Drawn back and in
"a cat with retracted claws"
Verb: retract ri'trakt- Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
"He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"
- abjure, recant, forswear, resile - Pull away from a source of disgust or fear
- shrink back - Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
- pull back, draw back - Pull inward or towards a centre
"The cat retracted his claws"
- draw in
See also: backward, retraction, retractor Type of: attract, blench, cringe, disown, draw, draw in, flinch, funk, pull, pull in, quail, recoil, renounce, repudiate, shrink, squinch, wince Encyclopedia: Retract |