retract

ri'trækt

托福GRE Collins 1

v. use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

v. 缩回, 收回, 取消, 撤消

Collins 星级

14,289

BNC 频率

13,910

使用频率

retract 由前缀 re-（表示“再、回”）和词根 tract（来自拉丁语，表示“拉、拖”）组成。整体意思是“再次拉回”，即撤回或缩回。

例句

1. The company decided to retract its statement after receiving new information.

该公司在收到新信息后决定撤回其声明。

2. He had to retract his words when he realized they were hurtful.

当他意识到自己的话伤人时，他不得不收回自己的话。

3. The teacher asked the student to retract his complaint about the homework.

老师要求学生撤回对作业的投诉。