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retraction 1 | retraction 2 | [TOP]retraction
re·trac·tion / riˈtrækʃn / noun (formal)
1. əɔ] a statement saying that sth you previously said or wrote is not true
撤销；收回:
He demanded a full retraction of the allegations against him.
他要求完全收回针对他的言论。
2. [U] (technical 术语) the act of pulling sth back (= of retracting it)
收回；拉回:
the retraction of a cat's claws
猫爪子的回缩 [TOP]retraction
re·trac·tion / rɪˈtrækʃən ; rɪˈtrækʃən / noun [formal]
1. [C] an official statement that something which you said previously is not true
〔对以前所说的话的〕正式收回（撤回）:
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The newspaper was forced to publish a retraction of its allegations.
这家报纸被迫发表声明收回自己的指控。
2. [U] the act of pulling one part of something back inside the main part
收起，缩回 |