Thus the poor man was forced to be a tramp along the roads and to sleep in the open. That retreat was perceived; and that retreat was cut off. A landless man in England can be punished for behaving in the only way that a landless man can behave: for sleeping under a hedge in Surrey or on a seat on the Embankment. His sin is described (with a hideous sense of fun) as that of having no visible means of subsistence.英文原著 · 《A Miscellany of Men》
The last possibility, of course, is that upon which all human beings would fall back if they were sinking in a swamp or impaled on a spike or deserted on an island. It is that of calling out for pity to the passer- by. That retreat was perceived; and that retreat was cut off. A man in England can be sent to prison for asking another man for help in the name of God.英文原著 · 《A Miscellany of Men》
In a moment of supreme indecision the sailors hit by the bullets almost yielded to an impulse of retreat, which would certainly have been death to them all; but Sylvestre continued to advance, clubbing his rifle, and fighting a whole band, knocking them down right and left with smashing blows from the butt-end. Thanks to him the situation was reversed; that panic or madness that blindly deceives all in these leaderless skirmishes had now passed over to the Chinese side, and it was they who began to retreat.英文原著 · 《AN ICELAND FISHERMAN》
*Somewhat after this fashion: "Candidate F----, United States Military Academy, reports his entrance into this office, sir." "Well, sir, what do you want in this office?" "I desire permission, sir, to walk on public lands till retreat." "No, sir, you can't walk on public lands till retreat. Get out of my sight." "Candidate F----, United States Military Academy, reports his departure from this office, sir."英文原著 · 《Henry Ossian Flipper》
In the Life of Albert Sidney Johnston, speaking of Crittenden's retreat, the author says: "During his retreat his army became much demoralized, and two regiments, whose homes were in that neighborhood, almost entirely abandoned their organization and went every man to his own house. A multitude deserted, and the tide of fugitives filled the country with dismay."英文原著 · 《The Army of the Cumberland》
The price rebounded so rapidly and so high that Zabriskie was forced to stop his retreat. Dumont, noting the celerity with which the enemy were escaping under cover of the demoralization, had decided no longer to delay the move for which he had saved himself. He had suddenly exploded under the falling price mine after mine of buying orders that blew it skyward. Zabriskie's retreat was cut off.英文原著 · 《The Cost》
I've done some research, and I found a retreat in the Grand Tetons美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
But when things get a little choppy, does he steer into the skid or does he retreat to look at alternatives?美剧 · 《Billions》
So you retreat. behind your aquarium walls, watching.美剧 · 《Billions》
Now, whatever caused this didn't make you retreat.美剧 · 《Billions》
There are Yankees in that stand of trees between us, stuck there from the retreat, If they stay there, tomorrow mornin'they can shoot us down for sport...电影 · 《Cold Mountain (2003)》