retreating

英 [rɪˈtriːtɪŋ]

美 [rɪˈtriːtɪŋ]

v.  退却; 撤退; 离开; 离去; 退去; 后退; (由于批评或环境过于恶劣)改变主意，退缩
retreat的现在分词

现在分词：retreating　

化学

BNC.19968 / COCA.19270

柯林斯词典

• VERB 退避;后退;离开
  If youretreat, you move away from something or someone.
  1. 'I've already got a job,' I said quickly, and retreated from the room...
     “我已经有了一份工作。”我马上说道，并从房间里退了出来。
  2. The young nurse pulled a face at the Matron's retreating figure.
     看着护士长离去的身影，这个年轻的护士做了个鬼脸。
• VERB (军队)撤退，退却
  When an armyretreats, it moves away from enemy forces in order to avoid fighting them.
  1. The French, suddenly outnumbered, were forced to retreat...
     人数突然处于劣势的法军被迫撤退。
  2. Retreating soldiers were dousing homes and shops with petrol and setting them on fire.
     撤退的士兵把汽油浇到住宅和商店上，并放火焚烧。
  3. Retreatis also a noun.
     
  4. In June 1942, the British 8th Army was in full retreat.
     1942年6月，英国第八军全面撤退。
• VERB 放弃，远离（计划、生活方式等）；从…中隐退
  If youretreat fromsomething such as a plan or a way of life, you give it up, usually in order to do something safer or less extreme.
  1. I believe people should live in houses that allow them to retreat from the harsh realities of life...
     我认为人们所居住的房子应该能让他们远离残酷的现实生活。
  2. From bouncing confidence she had retreated into self-pity.
     她从信心百倍变得自怜自哀。
  3. Retreatis also a noun.
     
  4. The President's remarks appear to signal that there will be no retreat from his position...
     总统的言辞似乎在暗示他不会主动辞职。
  5. It's a retreat into the adolescence they never really had.
     这是对他们从不曾真正拥有的青春时代的回归。
• N-COUNT 隐居地;静养所
  Aretreatis a quiet, isolated place that you go to in order to rest or to do things in private.
  1. He spent yesterday hidden away in his country retreat.
     他昨天躲在了他乡下的静养地。
• PHRASE 匆匆离开;仓皇撤退
  If youbeat a retreat, you leave a place quickly in order to avoid an embarrassing or dangerous situation.
  1. Cockburn decided it was time to beat a hasty retreat.
     科伯恩认为到了该紧急撤退的时候了。

双语例句

• A picked body of men were sent to bring up the rear of the retreating troops.
  一队经挑选的精兵被派去为撤退的部队殿后。
• In desperation, he watched his father's back retreating in the dark.
  他绝望地看着他父亲的背影消失在黑暗中。
• Technically, they're retreating, but strategically, they're advancing.
  技术上说，他们在撤退，但战略上，他们正在前进。
• Retreating soldiers had tucked some ten thousand bottles under their arms as they hurried past the warehouses.
  撤退的士兵一些一万瓶藏在胳膊因为他们匆匆忙忙从仓库。
• Inquired the man, retreating a step or two, as if to keep on his guard.
  他一边问，一边后退了一步，象是很戒备的样子。
• The young nurse pulled a face at the Matron's retreating figure.
  看着护士长离去的身影，这个年轻的护士做了个鬼脸。
• Viewed in this light, is our economy advancing or retreating?
  这样来看我们的经济问题，究竟是进，还是退？
• They watched her slight figure retreating until finally she was swallowed by the darkness.
  他们注视着她纤弱的身影越走越远，最后被黑暗吞没了。
• A sensation of stupor oppressed me, as my eyes followed her retreating steps.
  我的目光紧随着她那渐渐远去的脚步，一种恍惚的感觉压迫着我。
• After retreating the soldiers made a rally.
  撤退之后，士兵们重新集合。