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retracted

/rɪˈtræktɪd/· adjective

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Chinese meaning

已撤回的

被bèi收shōu回huí、撤chè销xiāo的de

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指zhǐ一yī份fèn结jié果guǒ被bèi撤chè销xiāo的de检jiǎn测cè报bào告gào

Example

the FDA continues to investigate Taylor Farms lettuce as a source of the Cyclospora outbreak despite a retracted test.

尽管一项检测结果已被撤回,FDA 仍在调查泰勒农场生菜是否为环孢子虫疫情的源头。

Source: NPR · 21 Jul 2026

Background ✎

美měi国guó食shí药yào监jiān局jú持chí续xù调diào查chá泰tài勒lēi农nóng场chǎng生shēng菜cài是shì否fǒu是shì环huán孢bāo子zǐ虫chóng疫yì情qíng源yuán头tóu,尽jǐn管guǎn此cǐ前qián一yī项xiàng检jiǎn测cè结jié果guǒ已yǐ被bèi撤chè回huí。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 re-(往回)+ trahere(拉)的分词 tractus

  • re-(往回)+ tract(拉,牵引)+ -ed(过去分词后缀)

Collocations

  • retracted statement / retracted study / retract a claim

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