retreat

撤退、退却

兵士が敵や危険な場所から離れること。

やさしい英語で： The movement of soldiers away from an enemy or a dangerous position.

• The general ordered a retreat.
• Enemy fire forced the troops into retreat.
• Their retreat from the valley took two days.

使い方： retreat from somewhere (The army's retreat from the city began at dawn.)

類義語： withdrawal

反対語： advance

よく使う表現： order a retreat, hasty retreat, army retreat

隠れ家、安らぎの場所

日常から離れて休める、静かで人目につかない場所。

やさしい英語で： A quiet, private place where you can rest and get away from daily life.

• The cottage is our quiet retreat.
• They bought a retreat in the mountains.
• Her garden became a peaceful retreat from city life.

類義語： hideaway, haven

よく使う表現： quiet retreat, mountain retreat, private retreat

リトリート、静養期間

日常を離れ、静かに休息や思索、祈り、勉強をする期間。

やさしい英語で： A period away from normal life, spent resting, thinking, praying, or studying quietly.

• We went on a weekend retreat.
• The monks hold retreats for visitors.
• During the retreat, we spent each morning in prayer.

使い方： on a retreat (She spent the weekend on a silent retreat.)

よく使う表現： spiritual retreat, meditation retreat, go on retreat

撤退する、退却する

兵士が敵や危険から離れるために後ろへ下がる。

やさしい英語で： If soldiers do this, they move back away from an enemy or danger.

• The enemy troops retreated.
• Our soldiers retreated across the river.
• The army had to retreat after the attack.

使い方： retreat from somewhere (The soldiers retreated from the village.); retreat to somewhere (The army retreated to the hills.)

類義語： withdraw, fall back

反対語： advance

よく使う表現： retreat from somewhere, retreat to somewhere, retreat under fire

撤退させる、退却させる

兵士を敵や危険な場所から離れるように後ろへ移動させる。

やさしい英語で： To move soldiers back from an enemy or a dangerous position.

• The general retreated his troops.
• They retreated their forces behind the river.
• The commander decided to retreat the army before dawn.

使い方： retreat someone from somewhere (The commander retreated his troops from the exposed position.)

類義語： withdraw, pull back

よく使う表現： retreat the troops, retreat the army, retreat your forces