英和和英

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自動詞

To get out of the way; to make way for （some one）

用例

• 邪魔だからそこどけ
  Get out of my way!

• 自動車が来たからどけ
  Get out of the way of the motor-car.
• 一行がお通りだからどけ
  Make way for the party!
• （競走が始まるから）皆どけて路をあけよ
  Clear the track!

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自他動

1

（＝引退する）to retire （from the profession）

用例

• 親父は役所を退きました
  My father has retired from office.

• 彼は政界を退いて故山に晩年を送っている
  He has retired from the political world, and passes the evening of his life in the seat of his infancy.
• あの子はもう退きました
  She has retired （from the profession）.

2

（＝減退する）to ebb; to abate; to subside; to fall; to go down

用例

• 潮が退く
  The tide ebbs.

• 潮が退いている
  The tide is ebbing―on the ebb.
• 潮が退いた
  The tide has ebbed
  The tide has left the beach dry
  It is low tide
  It is low water.
• 水が退いた
  The flood has subsided
  The river has gone down.
• 水が六尺退いた
  The river has gone down （by） six feet.
• 熱が退いた
  The fever has abated.
• 腫れが退いた
  The swelling has gone down.

3

（＝後へ退く）to retreat; recede; to fall back

用例

• こうなっては退くに退かれぬ
  I have gone too far to retreat.

• あの場合退くに退かれなかった
  I was in for it.
• 君はこの場に至って後へは退けぬ
  You can not recede at the eleventh hour.
• 人に頼まれれば後へは退かぬ
  I never recede from an engagement.
• 彼はいったん言い出したら後へは退かない質だ
  He never swerves from his resolutions.
• 言い出した以上は後へは退かぬ
  Since I have said it, I must act up to it
  I must act up to my resolution.
• 一歩後へ退く
  to take a step backward
• 一歩も退かぬ
  We will hold out ground―stand our ground.
• 一歩退くにもただは退かぬ
  We will contest every inch of the ground―dispute every inch of the ground.
• 互いに一歩も退かぬ
  They will not yield an inch to each other.

読み方 のく

自動詞

To get out of the way; to make way （for some one）; to clear the track

用例

• 邪魔だからそこ退け
  Get out of my way!

• 自動車が通るから退け
  Get out of the way of the motor-car!
• 殿様がお通りだから皆退け
  Make way for the prince!
• （競走が始まるから）そこ退け
  Clear the track!
• （巡査が乞食に向かって）そこ退け
  Move on!

読み方 しりぞく

自動詞

1

（＝後へ引く）to retreat; to fall back; to fall behind; to retrograde; to recede （from view）; to retrocede （from sight）

用例

• 敵は日本軍を恐れて退いた
  The enemy retreated before the Japanese.

• 露軍は遼陽に敗れ退いて奉天に拠る
  The Russians, defeated at Liaoyang, retreated on Mukden―fell back on Mukden.
• 進まざる者は退く
  He who will not advance, will fall behind―retrograde.
• 彼は進むことを知って退くことを知らぬ
  He is foolhardy.
• 一歩退く
  to take a step backward
• 一歩も退かない決心だ
  I am determined to hold my ground―stand my ground―contest every inch of the ground―dispute every inch of the ground.
• 二人は互いに一歩も退かない
  They will not yield an inch to each other.
• 船がだんだん退いて遠くなる
  The ship recedes from view―retrocedes from sight.
• 退いて考える
  to pause to think―stop and consider
• 退いて守る
  to stand on the defensive―maintain existing conditions―adopt a conservative policy

2

（＝ひきさがる、退出する）to withdraw （from one's presence）; to retire （from life）

用例

• 御前を退く
  to withdraw from the Imperial presence―retire from the Imperial presence

• 官を退く
  to retire from one's office―resign one's post
• 世を退く
  to retire from active life
• 政界を退く
  to retire from politics
• 実業界を退く
  to retire from business
• 功成り名遂げて身退くは天の道なり
  To render service, to win renown, and then to retire from life, is the way of Heaven.
• 退いて新材に道を譲る
  to make way for young talent