retract /rɪˈtrækt/ star1 (retracting,retracted,retracts)

• 1.  

  V-T/V-I（及物动词/不及物动词） If you retract something that you have said or written, you say that you did not mean it. 收回; 撤回说出的话 [正式]

  例：

  Mr. Smith hurriedly sought to retract the statement, but it had just been broadcast on national radio.

  史密斯先生急忙试图收回声明，但它刚刚已经在国家电台播出了。

• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） retraction 收回

  例：

  Miss Pearce said she expected an unqualified retraction of his comments within twenty-four hours.

  皮尔斯小姐称她希望他在24小时内无条件收回他的言论。

• 3.  

  V-T/V-I（及物动词/不及物动词） When a part of a machine or a part of a person's body retracts or is retracted, it moves inward or becomes shorter. 使缩回; 缩回 [正式]

  例：

  Torn muscles retract and lose strength, structure, and tightness.

  撕裂了的肌肉会收缩，进而丧失力量、结构和紧实度。