retracted

柯林斯词典

1. V-T/V-I If you retract something that you have said or written, you say that you did not mean it. 收廻; 撤廻說出的話[正式]
Mr. Smith hurriedly sought to retract the statement, but it had just been broadcast on national radio. 史密斯先生急忙試圖收廻聲明，但它剛剛已經在國家電台播出了。
He's hoping that if he makes me feel guilty, I'll retract. 他希望如果他使我感到愧疚，我就會收廻自己的話。
2. retractionN-COUNT 收廻
Miss Pearce said she expected an unqualified retraction of his comments within twenty-four hours. 皮爾斯小姐稱她希望他在24小時內無條件收廻他的言論。
3. V-T/V-I When a part of a machine or a part of a person's body retracts or is retracted, it moves inward or becomes shorter. 使縮廻; 縮廻[正式]
Torn muscles retract and lose strength, structure, and tightness. 撕裂了的肌肉會收縮，進而喪失力量、結搆和緊實度。