vi (1)后撤(退)((esp of an army) withdraw in the face of danger or difficulty or when forced by the enemy)[I，I+prep，I+n/prep]：Seeing the big dog ，the tramp～ed rapidly. 见到那条大狗，那流浪汉急忙朝后退。The soldiers (army/enemy)～ed into the hill/from the ruined fortress/from the field of battle/behind their lines/after heavy losses. 那些战士们(军队/敌人)撤进山里/撤离被摧毁的要塞/从战场上撤退/撤到战线后/损失惨重后撤退了。～a few kilometres 后退了几公里;〖同〗withdraw，drawback;〖反〗advance;

(2)逃避;回避(至安静的地方)(go away，escape from(sth unpleasant);retire to a quiet place)[I，I+prep]：～slowly and quietly to one's room 慢慢地、悄悄地回到自己的房间;～to the country to relax/to the south in winter/into a world of fantasy/from the oppressive heat of the city 回到乡村放松一下/冬季到南方避寒/逃避到幻想世界中/避开城市的酷热;～from reality/the public eye/one's commitments/one's responsibility in the affair 逃避现实/众人的目光/自己所承担的义务/自己在这件事中的责任;〖同〗retire，withdraw;〖反〗engage;

n (1)后撤(退)(withdrawal of an army when it is faced with a stronger force)[C，通常a～;U][N(to/from)]：a hasty～at dawn 黎明时的匆忙撤退;a～to west 向西撤退;order/begin/make a～命令/开始/进行撤退;cut off/intercept/cover sb's～截断某人的退路/拦截某人撤退/掩护某人撤退;be in full～全面撤退;the winter～of Napoleon's army from Moscow 拿破仑的军队在严冬从莫斯科的撤退;make a～from one's earlier position 从以前的阵地撤退;The army's～was orderly. 那支军队很有秩序地撤退。〖同〗withdrawal，escape，retirement;〖反〗advance，charge;

(2)撤退信号(signal to retreat)[U，the～]：The bugler sounded the～. 号兵吹响了撤退的号声。

(3)退(逃)避(retirement;act of retreating or withdrawing into privacy or for peace)[U]：one's～from reality/social life 逃避现实/社会生活;His～had taken him three or four yards away from her. 他向后退去，距她有三四码远。〖同〗withdrawal，retirement;

(4)隐居的地方(quiet or private place to which a person can go for peace and safety)[C]：a summer～避暑胜地;a mountain/quiet country/woodland～一处山区/宁静乡间/森林疗养地;〖同〗hideaway;

(5)(宗教)静修(period of time in which one is kept from others，esp for prayer)[C，U](fml)：go to/conduct a～进行静修;Every year he goes into/is in～for three weeks. 每年他都要静修三周。make an annual～每年静修;

beat a retreat 避开，躲开：We beat a hasty～when we heard the car. 听到汽车声，我们急忙跑开了。