retreated
past simple and past participle ofretreat
| 单词 | retreated |
| 释义 | retreated past simple and past participle ofretreat retreat verb uk/rɪˈtriːt/us/rɪˈtriːt/retreatverb(POSITION)C2[Ioften+ adv/prep] to go away from aplaceorpersoninordertoescapefromfightingordanger: Attacks byenemyaircraftforcedthetanksto retreat (fromthecity). When she came towards meshouting, I retreated (behind mydesk). to go backwards
C2[I] to go to aquietsafeplaceinordertoavoidadifficultsituation: When he's done somethingwrong, he retreatstohisbedroom.
Responding to an attack
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Running away and escaping retreatverb(DECISION)[Ioften+ adv/prep] todecidenot to do something, or tostopbelievingsomething, because itcausestoo manyproblems: Thegovernmentis retreatingfromitspromises. Changing your mind
retreatverb(PRICE)[I] If apriceretreats, it goes down after it has gone up: Wheatpricesretreated after a two-dayincrease. Becoming and making smaller or less
Examplesofretreatedretreated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The ticks stopped suddenly on entering the region of the odour and, after waving their front legs, quicklyretreated. From theCambridge English Corpus Their mood changed only after the governor - wiretreatedinto his palace. From theCambridge English Corpus However, after contact with the mucus, the antsretreatedand exhibited antennal cleaning, especially when contact with the nectary took place soon after mucus treatment. From theCambridge English Corpus The inhabitants graduallyretreatedfrom the advancing flies; they lost many cattle, and now the area is completely uninhabited. From theCambridge English Corpus Conversely, more cultivable land might have been available during periods of low sea stands as these wetlandsretreated. From theCambridge English Corpus Silently the economistsretreatedin the face of the facts, and population came to be regarded as outside the economic paradigm. From theCambridge English Corpus Fleeing - the subjectretreatedrapidly from the opponent. From theCambridge English Corpus The literature also indicates that the glaciers generallyretreatedduring the first half of the nineteenth century. From theCambridge English Corpus During pursuit, the wasps continuously advanced andretreated, always attempting to orientate themselves near the rear of the ant and alight on their abdomens. From theCambridge English Corpus Before reaching the barrier all the ticksretreated, 17 skirting completely round the liquid. From theCambridge English Corpus By 1970, video was rarely seen in live performance and increasinglyretreatedinto the studio, mediated almost to stultification by tedious and budgetconsuming editing systems. From theCambridge English Corpus Some of these initiatives failed, others succeeded partly, or temporarily, for the period of war, andretreatedafterwards. From theCambridge English Corpus Prospective proponents of universal worker protection policyretreated, conceding business prerogatives in the labor market. From theCambridge English Corpus After this loss of honour (for such was the decree's real significance), conservative noblesretreatedinto passivity or departed altogether. From theCambridge English Corpus It inflicted heavy casualties on the assailants whoretreatedin disarray. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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