re·trac·tion /rɪˈtrækʃən/
縮進,取消,撤回
re·trac·tion /rɪˈtrækʃən/ 名詞
退縮,縮回
Re·trac·tion n.
1. The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted; as, the retraction of a cat's claws.
2. The act of withdrawing something advanced, stated, claimed, or done; declaration of change of opinion; recantation.
Other men's insatiable desire of revenge hath wholly beguiled both church and state of the benefit of all my either retractions or concessions. --Eikon Basilike.
3. Physiol. (a) The act of retracting or shortening; as, the retraction of a severed muscle; the retraction of a sinew. (b) The state or condition of a part when drawn back, or towards the center of the body.
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retraction
n 1: a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion [syn: abjuration,
recantation]
2: the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the
retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the
foreskin"