retracted
UK/rɪ'trækt/US
B1
释义
adj.
Drawn or pulled back and inward; (of a statement) formally withdrawn.
缩回的;(声明)已撤回的
词根拆分
词根派生retract 的过去分词(re- "回" + tract "拉"):被拉回的。可指物理(缩回的爪子)或比喻(被收回的声明)。
词根 tra 还连着 109 个词常用搭配
- 1.retracted claws收起的爪子
- 2.retracted statement撤回的声明
- 3.retracted landing gear收起的起落架
例句
- 1.
The cat sat with its claws retracted, perfectly calm.
猫收起爪子坐着,十分安静。
- 2.
The paper was withdrawn after the authors retracted their findings.
在作者撤回结论后,论文被撤稿。