retract

retract

形容词

retractable - 可缩回的

名词

retraction - 缩回，撤回

词义辨析

- retract 和withdraw都表示撤回或收回某种声明、承诺、建议等，但retract更常用于媒体或学术领域，指撤回已经发表的观点或声明，而withdraw更常用于日常交流中，指撤回已经说过的话或做出的承诺。

词汇扩充

- retractable roof - 可伸缩屋顶 - retractable landing gear - 可缩收起落架 - retractable pen - 可回笔

近义词

- withdraw - 撤回，收回 - revoke - 撤销，废除 - rescind - 废除，撤销

反义词

- assert - 断言，声称

柯林斯词典

retract (verb) If you retract something that you have said or written, you say that you did not mean it. retraction (noun) A retraction is something that you say or do in which you admit that you made a mistake in saying something, especially something damaging or critical.

牛津词典

retract (verb) 1. Say that one is sorry or one no longer holds a belief or opinion. 2. Draw or be drawn back or back in. 3. Revoke or annul (a decision or policy). retraction (noun) 1. The action of drawing something back or back in. 2. A statement saying that something that one has previously said or written is incorrect or untrue.

用法

- He had to retract his statements when evidence of his dishonesty was revealed. - The cat's retractable claws are hidden when not in use. - The company issued a retraction of their previous statement.

例句

1. The newspaper was forced to retract its false report. (这家报纸被迫撤回了错误的报道。) 2. She quickly retracted her hand as if she had touched something hot. (她迅速地缩回了手，好像碰到了烫的东西。) 3. The politician retracted his earlier statement about raising taxes. (那位政治家收回了他早先关于提高税收的声明。) 4. The retraction of the offer disappointed many job applicants. (撤回这个职位的提议让许多求职者感到失望。) 5. The company's retraction came too late, and their reputation was damaged. (公司的撤回声明来得太晚了，他们的声誉已经受损。) 6. The teacher retracted her criticism of the student after realizing she had misunderstood the situation. (老师在意识到自己误解了情况后收回了对学生的批评。) 7. The cat extended its retractable claws to climb up the tree. (猫伸出它可缩回的爪子爬上了树。) 8. The retractable roof of the stadium allowed the game to continue despite the rain. (体育场的可伸缩屋顶使比赛即使在下雨的情况下也能继续进行。) 9. The pilot retracted the landing gear after takeoff. (飞行员在起飞后收起了落架。) 10. The scientist published a retraction of his previous theory in a scientific journal. (科学家在一本科学期刊上发表了他先前理论的撤回声明。) 11. The retraction of the study's findings raised doubts about its accuracy. (该研究结果的撤回引发了对其准确性的质疑。) 12. The magazine issued a retraction for the misleading article. (该杂志对误导性的文章发布了一份撤回声明。) 13. The witness retracted his testimony under pressure from the defendant's lawyer. (在被被告律师施压下，证人收回了他的证词。) 14. The company decided to retract their initial job offer. (公司决定撤回他们最初的职位提议。) 15. He quickly retracted his hand from the hot stove. (他迅速地将手从热炉子上缩了回来。) 16. The retraction of the policy caused outrage among the affected communities. (该政策的撤销在受影响的社区引起了愤怒。) 17. The newspaper issued a retraction and apologized for the false information. (该报纸发布了一份撤回声明，并为错误信息道歉。) 18. The retraction of the article was necessary to maintain the publication's credibility. (为了保持该出版物的可信度，必须撤回这篇文章。) 19. The manufacturer recalled the retractable pens due to a defect in the mechanism. (由于机械故障，制造商召回了可回笔。) 20. The retraction of the offer left the job applicant disappointed and uncertain about their future. (职位提议的撤回让求职者感到失望和对未来不确定。)