retract /rɪˈtrækt/ ( retracting, retracted, retracts )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I 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。

  例：

  He's hoping that if he makes me feel guilty, I'll retract.

  他希望如果他使我感到愧疚，我就会收回自己的话。

• 2. 

  retraction N-COUNT 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 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。