单词 | retreat |
例句 | retreat verb 1.•the army retreated:withdraw, retire, draw back, pull back/out, fall back, give way, give ground, beat a retreat, beat a hasty retreat. ANT advance. 2.•the tide was retreating:go out, ebb, recede, fall, go down, wane. 3.•the government had to retreat:change one's mind, change one's plans | back down, climb down, do a U-turn, backtrack, backpedal, give in, concede defeat | informal pull a U-ey, do a one-eighty.▶noun 1.•the retreat of the army:withdrawal, pulling back. 2.•the president's retreat:about-face, U-turn | informal one-eighty. 3.•her rural retreat:refuge, haven, sanctuary | hideaway, hideout, hiding place, escape. 4.•a period of retreat from the world:seclusion, withdrawal, retirement, solitude, isolation, sanctuary. |
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