retreat1/rIˋtrit; rIˈtriːt/v [I] 1 if an army retreats, it moves back to avoid fighting [ advance ] 撤退: The British army was forced to retreat. 英军被迫撤退。They retreated to the hills behind the city. 他们撤退到城后的山里。2 to move away to a safe or quiet place 退避﹐躲避: +to/into She retreated into the kitchen. 她躲到了厨房里。+from He retreated from the busy office. 他从忙忙碌碌的办公室里躲了出来。
retreat2n 1 [C,U] when an army moves back to avoid fighting 撤退: +from the British retreat from Paris 英军从巴黎的撤退2 beat a retreatinformal to leave a place quickly【非正式】快速离开: We saw the teacher coming and beat a hasty retreat . 我们看到老师来就赶快躲开了。 3 [C] a quiet place where you can go to rest or spend time alone 僻静处﹔隐居处: a weekend retreat in the country 乡间静度周末的住处