retreat 音标拼音: [ritr'it]
n . 休息寓所,撤退,隐居,退避,避难所
vi . 撤退,隐退,放弃,向后倾
vt . 退(棋)
休息寓所,撤退,隐居,退避,避难所撤退,隐退,放弃,向後倾退(棋)
retreat n 1 : (
military )
withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy '
s superior forces or after a defeat ; "
the disorderly retreat of French troops "
2 :
a place of privacy ;
a place affording peace and quiet 3 : (
military )
a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position 4 : (
military )
a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset 5 :
an area where you can be alone [
synonym : {
hideaway }, {
retreat }]
6 :
withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation ; "
the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity " [
synonym :
{
retirement }, {
retreat }]
7 :
the act of withdrawing or going backward (
especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant ) [
ant : {
advance },
{
advancement }, {
forward motion }, {
onward motion },
{
procession }, {
progress }, {
progression }]
v 1 :
pull back or move away or backward ; "
The enemy withdrew ";
"
The limo pulled away from the curb " [
synonym : {
withdraw },
{
retreat }, {
pull away }, {
draw back }, {
recede }, {
pull back },
{
retire }, {
move back }] [
ant : {
advance }, {
go on }, {
march on }, {
move on }, {
pass on }, {
progress }]
2 :
move away ,
as for privacy ; "
The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer "
3 :
move back ; "
The glacier retrogrades " [
synonym : {
retrograde },
{
retreat }]
4 :
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity ; "
We '
ll have to crawfish out from meeting with him "; "
He backed out of his earlier promise "; "
The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns " [
synonym : {
retreat }, {
pull back }, {
back out }, {
back away }, {
crawfish }, {
crawfish out }, {
pull in one '
s horns }, {
withdraw }]
Retreat \
Re *
treat "\,
n . [
F .
retraite ,
fr .
retraire to withdraw ,
L .
retrahere ;
pref .
re -
re -
trahere to draw .
See {
Trace },
and cf . {
Retract }, {
Retrace }.]
1 .
The act of retiring or withdrawing one '
s self ,
especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable .
[
1913 Webster ]
In a retreat he o ?
truns any lackey . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
The place to which anyone retires ;
a place or privacy or safety ;
a refuge ;
an asylum .
[
1913 Webster ]
He built his son a house of pleasure ,
and spared no cost to make a delicious retreat . --
L '
Estrange .
[
1913 Webster ]
That pleasing shade they sought ,
a soft retreat From sudden April showers ,
a shelter from the heat .
--
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Mil . &
Naval .)
(
a )
The retiring of an army or body of men from the face of an enemy ,
or from any ground occupied to a greater distance from the enemy ,
or from an advanced position .
(
b )
The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat .
(
c )
A signal given in the army or navy ,
by the beat of a drum or the sounding of trumpet or bugle ,
at sunset (
when the roll is called ),
or for retiring from action .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
A retreat is properly an orderly march ,
in which circumstance it differs from a flight .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 . (
Eccl .)
(
a )
A special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises .
(
b )
A period of several days of withdrawal from society to a religious house for exclusive occupation in the duties of devotion ;
as ,
to appoint or observe a retreat .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Retirement ;
departure ;
withdrawment ;
seclusion ;
solitude ;
privacy ;
asylum ;
shelter ;
refuge .
[
1913 Webster ]
Retreat \
Re *
treat "\,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Retreated };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Retreating }.]
To make a retreat ;
to retire from any position or place ;
to withdraw ;
as ,
the defeated army retreated from the field .
[
1913 Webster ]
The rapid currents drive Towards the retreating sea their furious tide .
--
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
293 Moby Thesaurus words for "
retreat ":
Jim Crow ,
abandon ,
abandonment ,
abscond ,
adytum ,
alcove ,
almshouse ,
apartheid ,
apartness ,
arbor ,
ascend ,
ashram ,
asylum ,
avoid ,
avoidance ,
back ,
back down ,
back out ,
balance ,
bank ,
beat a retreat ,
blench ,
blink ,
bolt -
hole ,
bow out ,
bower ,
bowl ,
cabinet ,
cache ,
cant ,
capitulation ,
careen ,
catabasis ,
cell ,
cession ,
climb ,
climb down ,
cloister ,
closet ,
collapse ,
concealment ,
conservatory ,
corner ,
cover ,
covert ,
coverture ,
cranny ,
crash ,
cringe ,
cubby ,
cubbyhole ,
cup ,
dark corner ,
debate ,
decamp ,
decampment ,
deceleration ,
declension ,
decline ,
decline and fall ,
decrescendo ,
deliberate ,
demur ,
den ,
depart ,
departure ,
descend ,
detachment ,
die away ,
diminish ,
diminuendo ,
dip ,
disappear ,
disengage ,
disengagement ,
dish ,
dive ,
dodge ,
downtrend ,
downturn ,
draw back ,
draw off ,
drift away ,
drop ,
duck ,
dugout ,
dwindle ,
dwindling ,
ebb ,
egress ,
escape ,
evacuate ,
evacuation ,
evade ,
evasion ,
exit ,
exodus ,
fade ,
fade away ,
fall ,
fall away ,
fall back ,
fall off ,
fallback ,
falter ,
fear ,
flee ,
flight ,
flinch ,
fly ,
foster home ,
foxhole ,
funk hole ,
gazebo ,
getaway ,
give ,
give back ,
give ground ,
give place ,
giving in ,
giving over ,
giving up ,
glasshouse ,
go ,
go away ,
go back ,
go downhill ,
go uphill ,
going ,
grade ,
greenhouse ,
halfway house ,
hang back ,
harbor ,
harborage ,
haven ,
hegira ,
hem and haw ,
hermitage ,
hesitate ,
hideaway ,
hideout ,
hidey hole ,
hiding ,
hiding place ,
hole ,
hollow ,
holy of holies ,
home ,
hospice ,
hospitium ,
hover ,
hum and haw ,
incline ,
incurve ,
isolation ,
isolationism ,
ivory tower ,
jib ,
keel ,
kiosk ,
lair ,
lapse ,
lathhouse ,
lean ,
leave ,
leaving ,
list ,
lose ground ,
mew ,
move away ,
move back ,
move off ,
niche ,
nook ,
nursing home ,
orphanage ,
parting ,
passing ,
pause ,
pergola ,
pitch ,
plunge ,
ponder ,
poor farm ,
poorhouse ,
port ,
privacy ,
privatism ,
privatization ,
pull away ,
pull back ,
pull out ,
pullback ,
pullout ,
quail ,
quarantine ,
quit ,
rake ,
recede ,
recedence ,
receding ,
recess ,
recession ,
reclusion ,
recoil ,
reculade ,
reel back ,
refuge ,
relinquishment ,
remission ,
removal ,
remove ,
renunciation ,
resort ,
rest home ,
retire ,
retirement ,
retract ,
retractation ,
retractility ,
retraction ,
retrocede ,
retrocedence ,
retrograde ,
rise ,
run away ,
run back ,
rustication ,
sanctuary ,
sanctum ,
sanctum sanctorum ,
scruple ,
seclusion ,
secrecy ,
secret place ,
segregation ,
separation ,
sequestration ,
sheer off ,
shelter ,
shelve ,
shilly -
shally ,
shrink ,
shrink back ,
shy ,
sidestep ,
sidestepping ,
sidle ,
sink ,
slant ,
slope ,
slowdown ,
slump ,
solitude ,
splendid isolation ,
stand back ,
stand off ,
start aside ,
start back ,
stash ,
stick at ,
stickle ,
stop to consider ,
straddle the fence ,
strain at ,
subsidence ,
summerhouse ,
surrender ,
swag ,
sway ,
swerve ,
take flight ,
think twice about ,
tilt ,
tip ,
turn aside ,
turn tail ,
undercovert ,
uprise ,
vacate ,
vanish ,
walkout ,
wane ,
weasel ,
weasel out ,
widen the distance ,
wince ,
withdraw ,
withdrawal ,
withdrawment ,
workhouse ,
yield
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