retreatn. trumpet signal for withdrawal of forces orrecalling a pursuing force收兵号。
△Lr.5.2.4.s.d:“Alarum and retreat within.”内进军号声，继作退军号声。
△Mac.5.7.63.s.d.(5.9.0.s.d.): “Retreat andflourish.”吹奏收兵号和花腔。
△2H.IV.4.3.78(72):“Retreat is made and execution stayed.”已经命令收兵，停止追杀。
△H.V.3.2.98 (89): “the trompet (i.e.trumpet) sound (i.e. sounds) the retreat.”喇叭吹过了收兵号。
△1H.VI.1.5.39 s.d.: “Exit. Alarum. Re-treat.”下。战号响。收兵号。
△1H.VI.2.2.3: “Heresound retreat,and cease our hot pursuit.”现在吹起收兵号，停止我们的猛烈攻击。
△1H.VI.3.2.109 s. d. : “Re-treat; excursions.”退兵号；两军交锋。
△3H.VI.1.1.4:“Whereat the great Lord of Northumberland / Whosewarlike ears could never brook retreat / Cheered upthe drooping army:”在这当儿，伟大的诺桑伯兰勋爵，他那尚武的耳朵听不进退兵的号声，鼓舞起士气低落的队伍。 retreat[riˈtri:t]n.& v.撤退，退却，有价证券牌价普遍下跌，退税 n.撤退，退却，收容所，避难所，降旗号
◇beat a retreat打退堂鼓
retreat from reality 逃避现实
retreat gun降旗炮
retreat in defeat败退
retreat step and beat the tiger退步打虎
retreat to astridetiger退步跨虎
‖retreating tactics撤退战术
retreatism n.退却主义，逃跑主义
retreatist n.逃避现实者
retreatist subculture逃避现实者次文化 |