1. | [t] ~ sth 撤销,收回(说过的话)to say that sth you have said earlier is not true or correct or that you did not mean it |
He made a false confession which he later retracted. 他作了假供词,后来又翻供。 | |
They tried to persuade me to retract my words. 他们试图说服我收回我的话。 |
2. | [t] ~ sth 撤回,收回(协议、承诺等)to refuse to keep an agreement, a promise, etc. |
to retract an offer 撤销提议 |
3. | [i][t] 缩回;拉回to move back into the main part of sth; to pull sth back into the main part of sth |
The animal retracted into its shell. 这只动物缩回到自己的壳里。 | |
The undercarriage was fully retracted. 起落架被完全收起。 |