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退 [tuì] 动

1. ■ （向后移动） retreat; draw back; move back:

后退 draw back; fall back; retreat;

进退两难 difficult to advance or to retreat;

敌人已经退了。 The enemy has retreated.

她往后退了几步。 She stepped back a few paces.; She backed up several steps.

2. ■ （使向后移动） cause to move back; remove; withdraw:

退敌 repulse the enemy;

把子弹退出来 remove a cartridge from the breech of a gun; unload a gun

3. ■ （退出） quit; withdraw from:

退伙 withdraw from a mess;

退学 quit school

4. ■ （减退; 下降） recede; ebb; decline:

退汗 arrest perspiration;

洪水退了。 The floodwater receded.

他的烧已经退了。 His fever has dropped.

5. ■ （颜色变淡） fade:

各种颜色退得分不清了。 The colours fade into one another.

6. ■ （退还） give back; return:

退钱 refund;

退回原主 return to the sender;

空瓶不退。 Empty bottles are not refundable.

7. ■ （撤销已定的事） cancel; rescind; break off:

退合同 rescind a contract;

退亲 break off an engagement