英语词汇“retract”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	retract
释义	re·tract \rə̇.ˈtrakt, rē.ˈ-\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English retracten, from Latin retractus, past participle of retrahere to draw back, withdraw — more at retreat *transitive verb* 1. a. : to draw or pull back or in < a cat can retract it claws > < flipped out its wings and retracted them again — E.A.Armstrong > < throwing out and retracting their left fists — G.B.Shaw > b. (1) : to move (the tongue) further back (2) : back 3b 2. obsolete a. : to draw or bring (a person) back b. : to hold back : prevent, restrain c. : to take away : remove 3. [Middle French retracter, from Latin retractare to pull back, withdraw, retract, freq. of retrahere to draw back] : to take back (as an accusation or promise) : recall, recant, disavow < retract the wish as brutal — Thomas Hardy > < retract everything we had previously said — L.L.Snyder > < a confession she later retracted — Robert Parris > < refused to retract his previous naturalism — Americana Annual > *intransitive verb* 1. : to draw back : undergo retraction < beds automatically retract into the walls — Current Biography > < watched the boat retract from the beach — K.M.Dodson > < she did not retract in horror; but laughed — Elizabeth Taylor > 2. : to withdraw, recant, or disavow something (as an accusation, statement, opinion) < was tarred, feathered, and carried several miles in a cart, but refused to retract — E.K.Alden > Synonyms: see abjure, recede
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