withdraw
英[wɪð'drɔː]
美[wɪð'drɔ]
- vt. 撤退；收回；撤消；拉开
- vi. 撤退；离开
英英释意
- 1. pull back or move away or backward;
- "The enemy withdrew"
- "The limo pulled away from the curb"
- 2. withdraw from active participation;
- "He retired from chess"
- 3. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles;
- "I want to disengage myself from his influence"
- "disengage the gears"
- 4. cause to be returned;
- "recall the defective auto tires"
- "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
- 5. take back what one has said;
- "He swallowed his words"
- 6. keep away from others;
- "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
- 7. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract;
- "remove a threat"
- "remove a wrapper"
- "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"
- "take the gun from your pocket"
- "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
- 8. break from a meeting or gathering;
- "We adjourned for lunch"
- "The men retired to the library"
- 9. retire gracefully;
- "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"
- 10. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source);
- "She drew $2,000 from the account"
- "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
- 11. lose interest;
- "he retired from life when his wife died"
- 12. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity;
- "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"
- "He backed out of his earlier promise"
- "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"