Vocab Info
N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
後退retreat, backspace, BS
Dictionary Definition
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1.
retreat, falling back, moving backwards, reversing, backing up (of a vehicle), retrogression, retraction
Antonyms:
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2.
recession, waning
Noun
3.
backspace (key)
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後退 【こうたい】
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政府は景気の後退を防ぐべきだ。
The government should prevent the retreat of the economy. {retreat, backspace, BS}
病気が後退したのでホッとしています。
I am relieved because the illness has retreated. {retreat, backspace, BS}
車間距離を詰め過ぎたので、車を後退させました。
I backed up the car because I got too close to the car in front. {retreat, backspace, BS}
士気が下がっているあの兵士達は前線から国境まで後退するものと思います。
I believe those soldiers, whose morale is low, will retreat from the front lines to the border. {retreat, backspace, BS}
大佐:「このままいけば、遅かれ早かれ、敵は弾薬を尽かして前線から後退するだろう。」
Colonel: "If things continue as they are, sooner or later, the enemy will run out of ammunition and will have to retreat from the front line." {retreat, backspace, BS}
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