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单词 withdraw
释义 with·draw
\wə̇thˈdrȯ, with-\ verb
Etymology: Middle English withdrawen, from with (I) + drawen to pull, draw — more at draw
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to take back or away (something bestowed or possessed)
  < withdrew her acceptance of the invitation — Current Biography >
  < withdraws her awareness and love from the one person … who most deserves her awareness and love — Lionel Trilling >
 b. : to remove from use or cultivation
  < lands withdrawn from commercial use — American Guide Series: Washington >
2.
 a. : to remove or draw out from a place or position
  < withdraw strip slowly from water — Monsanto Magazine >
  < from his dispatch case … withdrew a document — Time >
 b. : to turn away (as the eyes) from an object of attention
  < withdrew his eyes from the scene >
  < withdrew his glance >
 c. : to remove (money) from a place of deposit or investment
 d.
  (1) : to draw back or aside (as a curtain or veil)
  (2) : to draw back (as a bolt) from a fastening
3.
 a. archaic : to disengage or remove (oneself) from a place, position, office, or situation
  < withdraw yourselves and leave us here alone — Shakespeare >
 b. : to draw away or turn aside from some activity or interest : distract, divert
  < even so grave an undertaking could not wholly withdraw her from more congenial pursuits — Walter Bagehot >
 c. : to cause to return or retire from a place or activity
  < withdrew his son from the school >
  < withdrew the troops from the attack >
 d. : to dismiss (a juror) from a jury
4.
 a. : to eliminate from consideration or set outside of a category or group
  < withdrew his name from the list of nominees >
  < had withdrawn one dogma after another from the domain of pure reason — G.G.Coulton >
 b. : to abandon the prosecution of : cease to proceed with
  < withdraw its objections to the … agreements — Current Biography >
 c.
  (1) : to make a retraction of (an assertion or expression) : take back : recall, unsay
   < demanded that the speaker withdraw the word fraudulent >
  (2) : to recall or remove (a motion) from consideration under parliamentary procedure
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to move back or away from a place, position, group, or person : retire
  < the dancers withdraw to a clear space at the farther end of the banqueting-hall — Lafcadio Hearn >
  < was forced more and more to withdraw from the gaieties of the capital — Martha T. Stephenson >
 b. : to draw back from a battlefield or area of conflict : retreat
  < must either maintain ourselves there in force or withdrawAtlantic >
2.
 a. : to remove oneself from participation or activity in something
  < withdrew from the church of her family — American Guide Series: Tennessee >
  < withdrew from newspaper work to devote his full time to writing — Atlantic Bulletin >
 b. : to resign from or cease attendance at a school or course of study
  < withdrew after a year or so without taking a degree — Current Biography >
 c. : to become socially or emotionally detached
  < her mother … had withdrawn farther and farther into herself — Ethel Wilson >
3. : to recall a motion from consideration under parliamentary procedure
Synonyms: see go
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