Miss Pearce said she expected an unqualified retraction of his comments within twenty four hours.
皮爾斯小姐說她希望他在24小時内無條件收回他的評論。
2V-ERG (使)縮回;(使)縮入;(使)收起 When a part of a machine or a part of a person's body retracts or is retracted, it moves inwards or becomes shorter. (使)縮回;(使)縮入;(使)收起 [formal] [Also VERB n]
Torn muscles retract, and lose strength, structure, and tightness. [VERB]
撕裂的肌肉會收縮,喪失原來的力量、結構和緊實度。
...when the aircraft's wheels were retracted. [beVERB-ed]