retreated 是动词 retreat 的过去式/过去分词,常见含义是:撤退;退却;退回(尤指在压力、危险或失败时)。也可引申为:(立场/态度)后退、让步;退到更安静或更安全的地方。
IPA:/rɪˈtriːtɪd/
The soldiers retreated at dawn.
士兵在黎明时撤退了。
After the criticism, she retreated from her earlier claim and avoided the topic in public.
受到批评后,她从先前的说法上退让,并在公开场合回避这个话题。
来自 retreat,经由古法语 retraite(“撤退、退却”)并可追溯到拉丁语 retrahere(“向后拉回”),由 **re-**(“向后”)+ trahere(“拉”)构成,因此核心意象是“往后退/被拉回”。