retract
缩回;收回(re+tract拉→拉回,缩回)
释义2：
retract
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◙ verb1. [with obj.] draw or pull (something) back or back in• 缩回，缩进 »she retracted her hand as if she'd been burnt. 她像被烫着似的把手缩了回来。 withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified• 撤回，收回（不真实或不正当的声明或指控） »he retracted his allegations. 他撤回了他的说法。 withdraw or go back on (an undertaking or promise)• 收回，违背（保证，诺言） »the parish council was forced to retract a previous resolution. 堂区会议被迫撤消先前的决议。 (of an animal) draw (a part of itself) back into its body• （动物）将（身体部分）缩回，缩进 »the cat retracted her claws. 猫缩回了爪子。 draw (the undercarriage or the wheels) up into the body of an aircraft• （飞机）收起（起落架，轮子） [no obj.] be drawn back into something• 缩回，缩进 »the tentacle retracted quickly. 触角迅速地缩回。【派生】
♦ retractable adjective♦ retraction noun♦ retractive adjective【语源】
1. late Middle English: from Latin retract- 'drawn back', from the verb retrahere (from re- 'back' + trahere 'drag'); the senses 'withdraw (a statement') and 'go back on' via Old French from retractare 'reconsider' (based on trahere 'drag')
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