retract
英 [r?'tr?kt]
美[r?'tr?kt]
- vt. 縮回；縮進；取消
- vi. 縮回；縮進；撤消
- n. 收縮核
英英釋意
- 1. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure;
- "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"
- "She abjured her beliefs"
- 2. pull away from a source of disgust or fear
- 3. use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
- 4. pull inward or towards a center;
- "The pilot drew in the landing gear"
- "The cat retracted his claws"