retraction

ri'trækʃәn

n. a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
n. the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back

n. 缩进, 撤回
[医] 退缩, 缩回

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retraction 可以拆分为前缀 re-（表示“再”或“回”）和词根 tract（意为“拉、拖”），后缀 -ion（表示名词）。结合起来，可以理解为“再次拉回”或“撤回”。

例句

1. The scientist issued a retraction of his previous statement after discovering new evidence.

这位科学家在发现新证据后撤回了他之前的声明。

2. The newspaper published a retraction for the incorrect information in their last article.

这家报纸为他们上一篇文章中的错误信息发表了更正声明。

3. After reviewing the case, the lawyer decided to file a retraction of the allegations.

在审查案件后，律师决定对指控进行撤回。