Retract
[ r?'tr?kt ]
公共 Public
vt.& vi. 撤回或撤消;縮回;縮進;
?? 詞根助記
re回，向后+tract拉→拉回，縮回
?? 例句
For the uncircumcised boy, retract the foreskin of the penis and cleanse.
對未作包皮環截術的男孩，要將陰莖前的包皮退上去清洗。
I could not retract.
我不能食言。
The accused refused to retract (his statement).
那被告拒不撤消（其供述）.
So then it was too late to retract.
但一言既出，駟馬難追。
It was not often necessary for her to retract a statement.
她一言既出，通常不至于撤回。
?? 聯想助記
【記】re-前綴“反”,tract-拉:拉回→縮回
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?? 反義詞
?? 詞根
-strict-表示“拉緊”
常見變體有-stress-、-strain-、-string-
?? 牛津釋義
retract
v[I, Tn]
(fml 文)
1 withdraw (a statement, charge, etc) 撤回或撤消（聲明、 指控等）
The accused refused to retract (his statement). 那被告拒不撤消（其供述）.
2 refuse to honour or keep (an agreement, etc) 拒絕執行或遵守（協議等）
retract a promise, an offer, etc 食言、 撤消提議.
3 move or pull (sth) back or in 縮回或拉回（某物）
The undercarriage on light aircraft does not always retract in flight. 輕型飛機飛行時起落架不一定縮回.
?? 擴展釋義
*[ri'tr?kt]vt. 縮回, 收回, 取消, 撤消vi. 縮回, 收回, 取消, 撤消【法】 撤回, 收回, 取消
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If we're all prepared to recycle paper, thousands of trees could be saved every day.
如果紙能被循環利用，那么每天千千萬萬的樹木就可得以挽救。
Too much water drowned the miller.
過猶不及。
My brother has never been abroad before, so he is fending this trip very exciting.
我弟弟以前從未出過國，因此，他覺得這次旅行非常激動人心。