Picture an army that knows it cannot win this fight, so it turns and moves back, away from the enemy, to safer ground. 'Retreat' is that pulling-back: away from something pressing or dangerous toward somewhere safer or smaller. The noun is either that act of pulling back, or the safe place you pull back to.
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原始詞典資料17 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Retreatname
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A locality in the Tamworth council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
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A locality in George Town council area and the City of Launceston, northern Tasmania, Australia.
retreatnoun詞源 1/ɹɪˈtɹiːt/
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The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
- In a retreat he outruns any lackey.
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The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
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governmentmilitarypoliticsThe act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
- The general opted for a swift retreat because he saw his troops were vastly outnumbered.
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A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
- a mountain retreat
- "[…] But come, Lady, we are too near the mouth of the cavern; let us seek its inmost recesses. […]" "Though all your actions are noble, […] is it fitting that I should accompany you alone into these perplexed retreats? Should we be found together, what would a censorious world think of my conduct?"
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obsoleterareA peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.
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A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude, especially for meditation, prayer, or study.
- We both need a week retreat after those two stressful years working in the city.
- a Buddhist retreat
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governmentmilitarypoliticsA signal for a military withdrawal.
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governmentmilitarypoliticsA bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
- to-morrow the Royal Standard will be hoisted at Edinburgh Castle from reveille to retreat.
另外 2 個記錄的用法
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governmentmilitarypoliticsA military ceremony to lower the flag.
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board-gameschessgamesThe move of a piece from a threatened position.
retreatverb詞源 1/ɹɪˈtɹiːt/
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To withdraw from a position, go back.
- 2
To withdraw from a position, go back.
- The general refused to order his soldiers to retreat, despite being vastly outnumbered.
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To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures. (of a glacier)
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To slope back.
- a retreating forehead
- His face was a fair weakness, his chin retreated, and his hair lay in crisp, almost flaxen curls on his low forehead; his eyes were rather large, pale blue, and blankly staring.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
- re-treat
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