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单词 retraction
释义
retraction
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n

When you change your mind and take back something you said previously, that's a retraction. If a politician says something offensive, he'll sometimes issue a formal retraction later.
When someone needs to withdraw an opinion or backpedal on something they've said (especially publicly), they send out a retraction. A newspaper editor might publish a retraction after a badly reported story is printed, and astronomers who discover a new star might announce a retraction after realizing it was just a smudge on the lens of their telescope. The Latin root is retractionem, "a drawing back."
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USAGE EXAMPLES
Mr. Liu’s confession and retraction suggest a dark side to Mr. Xi’s efforts.
Wall Street Journal(Dec 20, 2016)
In Ms. Trump’s case, she demanded a retraction and apology from Mr. Tarpley, who published his sordid blog post on Aug. 2.
Washington Post(Dec 14, 2016)
This story is the product of a collaboration between Science and Retraction Watch.
Science Magazine(Dec 14, 2016)
1n a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
abjuration, recantation
backdown, climb-down, withdrawal
a retraction of a previously held position
disavowal, disclaimer
denial of any connection with or knowledge of
2n the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back
the retraction of the landing gear
retraction of the foreskin
Hyper
motility, motion, move, movement
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
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