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retraction

noun
🔊/rɪˈtrækʃn/
🔊/rɪˈtrækʃn/
(formal)
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  1. [countable] a statement saying that something you previously said or wrote is not true撤销；收回
    • He demanded a full retraction of the allegations against him.他要求全部撤回针对他的无证指控。🔊🔊
  2. [uncountable] (specialist) the act of pulling something back (= of retracting it)收回；拉回
    • the retraction of a cat’s claws猫爪子的回缩