retreat, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

retreat (retreats plural & 3rd person present) (retreating present participle) (retreated past tense & past participle )

1 verb If you retreat, you move away from something or someone.
`I've already got a job,' I said quickly, and retreated from the room... V prep, Also V

2  verb When an army retreats, it moves away from enemy forces in order to avoid fighting them.
The French, suddenly outnumbered, were forced to retreat...  V
  Retreat is also a noun., n-var
In June 1942, the British 8th Army was in full retreat.

3  verb If you retreat from something such as a plan or a way of life, you give it up, usually in order to do something safer or less extreme.
I believe people should live in houses that allow them to retreat from the harsh realities of life...  V from/into n
  Retreat is also a noun., n-var usu N from/into n
The President's remarks appear to signal that there will be no retreat from his position...

4 n-count A retreat is a quiet, isolated place that you go to in order to rest or to do things in private.
oft supp N
He spent yesterday hidden away in his country retreat.

5 If you beat a retreat, you leave a place quickly in order to avoid an embarrassing or dangerous situation.
♦ beat a retreat phrase V inflects
Cockburn decided it was time to beat a hasty retreat.