| 单词 |
retracted |
| 释义 |
▪ I. reˈtracted, ppl. a.1
[f. retract v.1 + -ed1.]
a. Drawn or pulled back; drawn or turned inwards.
1643J. Steer tr. Exp. Chyrurg. xv. 57 Of the retracted Nerves and crooked Juncturs after Combustions. 1682Sir T. Browne Chr. Mor. ii. §12 Men not of retracted Looks, but who carry their Hearts in their Faces. 1791Cowper Iliad i. 564 Their retracted necks First pierced. 1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. IV. 308 Feeders retracted, when..the Trophi are not capable of being much pushed out or drawn in. 1875Darwin Insectiv. Pl. xviii. 450 A worm with retracted horny jaws.
b. Phonetics. Of a sound: pronounced with the tongue drawn back.
1874A. J. Ellis Early Eng. Pronunc. iv. 1105/1 As he pronounced this s to me, it sounded like a retracted ({invpri}s) with a rattle of moisture. 1908H. Sweet Sounds of Eng. 37 Quite distinct from the fully retracted back vowels. 1975Language LI. 282 Less easy to pin down are the retracted sibilants.
▪ II. reˈtracted, ppl. a.2
[f. retract v.2 + -ed1.]
Revoked, withdrawn, cancelled.
1713C'tess of Winchilsea Misc. Poems 281 All in vain are Pray'rs, extatick Thoughts, Recover'd Moments, and retracted Faults. 1847J. Cairns Let. in Life (1895) xi. 281 The Saviour could not have repeated twice over a retracted prayer. |
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