1. 退避;后退;离开
    If you retreat, you move away from something or someone.

retreat什么意思

    e.g. 'I've already got a job,' I said quickly, and retreated from the room...
           “我已经有了一份工作。”我马上说道，并从房间里退了出来。
    e.g. The young nurse pulled a face at the Matron's retreating figure.
           看着护士长离去的身影，这个年轻的护士做了个鬼脸。

2. (军队)撤退，退却
    When an army retreats, it moves away from enemy forces in order to avoid fighting them.

    e.g. The French, suddenly outnumbered, were forced to retreat...
           人数突然处于劣势的法军被迫撤退。
    e.g. Retreating soldiers were dousing homes and shops with petrol and setting them on fire.
           撤退的士兵把汽油浇到住宅和商店上，并放火焚烧。

3. 放弃，远离（计划、生活方式等）；从…中隐退
    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.

retreat

    e.g. I believe people should live in houses that allow them to retreat from the harsh realities of life...
           我认为人们所居住的房子应该能让他们远离残酷的现实生活。
    e.g. From bouncing confidence she had retreated into self-pity.
           她从信心百倍变得自怜自哀。

4. 隐居地;静养所
    A retreat is a quiet, isolated place that you go to in order to rest or to do things in private.

    e.g. He spent yesterday hidden away in his country retreat.
           他昨天躲在了他乡下的静养地。

5. 匆匆离开;仓皇撤退
    If you beat a retreat, you leave a place quickly in order to avoid an embarrassing or dangerous situation.

    e.g. Cockburn decided it was time to beat a hasty retreat.
           科伯恩认为到了该紧急撤退的时候了。