retraction
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++re·trac·tion /rɪˈtrækʃən/ noun formal 1 [countable]SAY/STATE an official statement that something which you said previously is not true 〔对以前所说的话的〕正式收回[撤销]retraction of The newspaper was forced to publish a retraction of its allegations. 这家报纸被迫发表声明收回指控。2. [uncountable]FOLDSAY/STATE the act of pulling one part of something back inside the main part 收起，缩回
Examples from the Corpus
retraction• Now, if anyone other than Feels had said this, I would have been on my feet demanding a retraction.• If I don't get a retraction, I am going to take legal action.• Crisis never acknowledged my letter or printed a retraction.• A retraction would be broadcast when a new series of the programme begins in January.• There are resultant phasic convergence and retraction of the eyes.• Perhaps the brothers had waited in vain for me to make some retraction.• Flaps were to be left in the down position to facilitate the removal of mud and other debris prior to their retraction.• Undercarriage retraction and extension is operated via the hydraulic system.re·trac·tion nounChineseSyllable
statement Corpus you said something is an that which previously official
retraction
re‧trac‧tion /rɪˈtrækʃən/
noun formal
1. [countable] an official statement that something which you said previously is not true
retraction of
The newspaper was forced to publish a retraction of its allegations.
2. [uncountable] the act of pulling one part of something back inside the main part
re‧trac‧tion /rɪˈtrækʃən/
noun formal1. [countable] an official statement that something which you said previously is not true
retraction of
2. [uncountable] the act of pulling one part of something back inside the main part