| 单词 | retreat |
| 释义 | retreat retreat // verb, noun
■ verb [no obj]
1 to lose value: Shares retreated 4.4 per cent to $24.06 Japanese government bonds retreated sharply yesterday.
2 to decide not to do or continue to do sth because the situation has become too difficult: A spokesman said the group has retreated from its plan to launch 15 new stores. Why have they decided to retreat from retail? He told them not to retreat in the face of opposition from the public.
■ noun
1 [C, usually sing.] an act of deciding not to do or continue to do sth because the situation has become too difficult: A tactical retreat from e-commerce would be best for us. The company continued its retreat from auto leases.
2 [sing; U] a fall or decline in value: Investors are feeling the effects of the retreat in share prices.
IDIOMS
be in retreat to become weaker, smaller, less successful, etc: The hi-tech sector was in retreat.
go into retreat to start to become less valuable or successful: The Internet advertising business has gone into retreat. Bank stocks went into retreat. |
| 随便看 |
|
英汉经管词典收录了11049条经济管理类英汉双解词条，基本涵盖了经济学、管理学、金融学、会计学、证券期货、商务活动等领域的常用英语单词及短语词组的翻译及用法，是学习及工作的有利工具。