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  • v.后退, 收回 ( 诺言)
  • [英] v.后退, 收回 ( 诺言) ( to move back; withdraw)
  • [记] re ( 反) +cede ( 走) -> 反着走 -> 后退
  • [例] recede from an engagement ( 撤回婚约)

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I. intransitive verb (receded; receding)

  • Etymology: Middle English, from Latin recedere to go back, from re- + cedere to go
  • Date: 15th century
  • 1.
    • a. to move back or away ; withdraw <a receding hairline>
    • b. to slant backward
  • 2. to grow less or smaller ; diminish, decrease <a receding deficit>
  • Synonyms:
    • recede, retreat, retract, back mean to move backward. recede implies a gradual withdrawing from a forward or high fixed point in time or space <the flood waters gradually receded>. retreat implies withdrawal from a point or position reached<retreating soldiers>. retract implies drawing back from an extended position<a cat retracting its claws>. back is used with up, down, out, or off to refer to any retrograde motion<backed off on the throttle>.

II. transitive verb

  • Etymology: re- + cede
  • Date: 1771
  • to cede back to a former possessor


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