retire, retreat, withdraw

名詞 retreat:

1. (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
2. a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
3. (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
4. (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
5. an area where you can be alone
   同義詞：hideaway
6. withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
   同義詞：retirement

動詞 retreat:

1. pull back or move away or backward
   同義詞：withdraw, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
2. move away, as for privacy
3. move back
   同義詞：retrograde
4. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
   同義詞：pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw

1. After several reverses the enemy was forced to retreat.
   幾經(jīng)失敗之后，敵軍被迫后撤。
2. The enemy was forced to retreat.
   敵人被迫撤退。
3. The minister made an undignified retreat from his earlier position.
   那部長很不光彩地背離了他原先的立場。
4. You can't retreat from the responsibility in this affair.
   你不能回避在這一事件中的責(zé)任。
5. The troop made good their retreat from the occupied city.
   部隊從淪陷的城市安全撤出。
6. The soldiers had to retreat when they were beaten in battle.
   士兵們在戰(zhàn)斗中受挫，不得不撤退。

re.treat

n.（名詞）

The act or process of withdrawing, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant.
撤回：退卻的行為或過程，尤指從危險的、可怕的或令人不快的事物中
The process of going backward or receding from a position or condition gained.
撤回原位的過程：從已獲得的位置或狀況中后移或退卻的過程
A place affording peace, quiet, privacy, or security.See Synonyms at shelter
靜居處：安泰、寧靜、幽僻或安全的地方參見 shelter

A period of seclusion, retirement, or solitude.
引退期間：一段隱居、退隱或獨居的時期
A period of group withdrawal for prayer, meditation, and study:
靜思，靜修：為祈禱、反思和學(xué)習(xí)的一段集體退隱時期：
例句：
a religious retreat.
宗教靜修

Withdrawal of a military force from a dangerous position or from an enemy attack.
安全撤退：從危險位置或敵人攻擊中撤退軍隊
The signal for such withdrawal.
這種撤退的信號
A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
降旗號：落黃昏時通知降旗的號音或鼓聲，如在軍事基地上
The military ceremony of lowering the flag.
軍隊的降旗儀式
v.（動詞）
re.treat.ed,re.treat.ing,re.treats
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To fall or draw back; withdraw or retire.See Synonyms at recede
后退或縮回；撤退或退休參見 recede
To slope backward.
向后傾斜
v.tr.Games （及物動詞）【游戲】
To move (a chess piece) back.
向后移（棋子）

來源：
Middle English retret
中古英語 retret
from Old French retrait, retret [from past participle of] retraire, retrere [to draw back]
源自 古法語 retrait, retret [] 源自retraire, retrere的過去分詞 [縮回]
from Latin retrahere * see retract
源自 拉丁語 retrahere *參見 retract

【引伸】
retreat.er
n.（名詞）