retract

retract
verb
  1. [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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