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单词 retractable
释义
retractable
adjective
formal
uk
/rɪˈtræk.tə.bəl/us
/rɪˈtræk.tə.bəl/
that can bepulledback or in:
可缩回的；可收起的
Cats have retractableclaws.猫的爪子可以伸缩。
Thehousehas aswimmingpoolwith a retractableroof.这栋房子有一个带可伸缩屋顶的游泳池。
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retract
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  • a retractableneedle/syringe
  • Thepoolisequippedwith afullyretractablesafetycover.
  • Manymajornewstadiumsaround theworldhave retractableseatingso they canaccommodateathletics.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Pulling
  • draft
  • drag
  • draught
  • draw
  • drawsomethingup
  • heave
  • heave-ho
  • heft
  • hitchsomethingup
  • pluck
  • reel
  • reelsomethingin/out
  • retract
  • suck
  • tow
  • tow-away
  • trail
  • tug
  • tweak
  • twitch
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(Definition ofretractablefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofretractable

retractable
The robot is 5 metres long, 4 metres wide and 1.5 metres high, with the rotor 2.5 metres in diameter and the undercarriageretractable.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Animals were trained to press aretractablelever for 60 sec of wheel running.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Devices such as translucentretractableblinds positioned away from the occupants to reduce re-emission of heat and allowing diffuse daylight to enter the main building, may be used.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We have applied the technique for infants and children because their sternum and thorax are widelyretractable, and because the aorta is easily mobilized for cannulation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Played back in countless places, it is now a kind of expandable andretractablearchitecture, mapping and remapping social spaces in homes, college hostels, marketplaces, parties and picnics.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is therefore recommended that atria in the southern climate should be designed so that they can be converted into opened spaces in summer by usingretractableroofs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In 1935, there came the pattern of commercial aircraft that we know to-day, with stressed-skin wings,retractableundercarriages and variable-pitch propellers.
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We should have an aero-dynamic animal, with the one difficulty that the undercarriage could never beretractable.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
How is it that we do not find incorporated in such machines devices likeretractableundercarriages, slots and variable pitched propellers?
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They introduced variable pitch propellers, flaps andretractableunder carriages, thus transforming civil aviation and adding another 100 miles an hour to its speed.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I come from part of a country where there were no child seats or child restraint systems at all ten years ago andretractableseat belts were a luxury.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Moreover, technical improvements like theretractableunder-carriage, and the increasing weight and speed of aircraft, are themselves, when they first come into use, potential sources of accidents.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The entire pitch and arena can be covered with aretractableroof, so that a variety of games can be played in all weathers—even when there is deep snow outside.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Does that mean theretractableloop design?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Originally skids were used for landing, but the majority now land on wheels, oftenretractable.
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