| 单词 | draw back |
| 释义 | draw back (once / 613 pages) v To draw back is to retreat or recoil, to physically move back from someone or something. At the sight of the large snake held by a zookeeper, most children will draw back — except for the extreme reptile fans. You might draw back from the edge of a cliff once you realize how high up the mountain you've climbed, or draw back from your dog after she's rolled in something particularly stinky. There's also a figurative way to draw back, when you change your mind, deciding to do something different than what was expected: "It surprised me when she decided to draw back from studying music and major in economics instead." WORD FAMILYdraw back: drawing back, draws back, drew back USAGE EXAMPLESIt is a common mistake to interpret this policy as America drawing back into itself and turning against military intervention. The New Yorker(Dec 08, 2016) Without the ball, however, Frankfurt drew back into a 5-4-1 formation, making it hard for Dortmund’s speedy players to find space. Washington Times(Nov 29, 2016) “So I drew back a little on that and said, ‘This is our time to close this one out.’ Golf Digest(Nov 20, 2016) 1v pull back or move away or backward Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress move forward, also in the metaphorical sense fall back move back and away from retreat, retrogrademove back back down, back off, back upmove backwards from a certain position ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb off, ebb outflow back or recede go, locomote, move, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically 2v use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) Syn|Hyper pull back, retract pull apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion |
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