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recant

/ri-kant/US // rɪˈkænt //UK // (rɪˈkænt) //

忏悔,悔过书,悔过,悔过自新

Related Words

annul废止,废除,取消,撤销revoke撤销,吊销,收回,撤回backtrack走回头路,回溯,追溯,回溯历史repudiate辟谣,否认,推翻,辟邪contradict驳斥,抵触,违背,违背了renounce摒弃,摈弃,背弃,抛弃disavow不承认,拒绝承认,驳斥,拒绝接受back down退下,退回,退居二线,退一步说renege反悔,反悔了,食言,违约retract撤回,撤回地,撤回这,回回disown不承认,不认,不认得,不认账take back收回,收回来,拿回,收回来的back off后退,后撤,退后,后退一步rescind撤销,废止,取消,撤消disclaim免责声明,免责声明,卸任,免除deny否定,否认,拒绝,拒绝承认abnegate厌恶,厌恶的,厌弃,厌恶性welsh威尔士,威尔士语,威尔士人,威尔士的recall召回,回顾,回忆,追忆void空白,空虚,空缺,空无

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to withdraw or disavow, especially formally; retract.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc., especially formally.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbtake back something said
Synonyms
annul废止,废除,取消,撤销back down退下,退回,退居二线,退一步说back off后退,后撤,退后,后退一步backtrack走回头路,回溯,追溯,回溯历史contradict驳斥,抵触,违背,违背了disavow不承认,拒绝承认,驳斥,拒绝接受disown不承认,不认,不认得,不认账renege反悔,反悔了,食言,违约renounce摒弃,摈弃,背弃,抛弃repudiate辟谣,否认,推翻,辟邪rescind撤销,废止,取消,撤消retract撤回,撤回地,撤回这,回回revoke撤销,吊销,收回,撤回take back收回,收回来,拿回,收回来的abjure誓不罢休,誓死不从,誓死不屈,誓死不承认abnegate厌恶,厌恶的,厌弃,厌恶性abrogate废除,废止,废黜,废除死刑apostatize弃权,叛离,叛逃,叛教cancel取消,撤销,撤消,取消了countermand驳斥,反驳,抗辩,打击deny否定,否认,拒绝,拒绝承认disclaim免责声明,免责声明,卸任,免除forswear弃权,弃权声明,誓词,誓约nullify化为乌有,作废,废除,废止recall召回,回顾,回忆,追忆repeal废除,废止,撤消,撤销unsay不说,不言而喻,不说了,不说出来void空白,空虚,空缺,空无welsh威尔士,威尔士语,威尔士人,威尔士的withdraw撤销,撤回,撤出,退出back out后退,回避,退后,后退一步call back回电,回电话,回拨,回访dial back回拨,拨回,拨回电话,拨返eat one's words食言,吞吞吐吐,咬文嚼字go back on one's word言而无信,背信弃义,转口,变卦weasel out缩头乌龟,缩手缩脚,缩手缩脚的,缩减worm out of虫蛀,虫蛀了,虫蛀了的,虫豸

Examples

  • Baltimore’s recant hasn’t changed a thing, Wade argues, writing to the Los Angeles Times’ Hiltzik that he believes “the totality of the quote” still supports his case.

  • There are still many open questions around the situation — like if Apple was aware of García Martínez’s writing, if he was terminated or willingly resigned, and if he was given a chance to recant his earlier stated views before leaving.

  • So if Newsom’s supporters can convince enough recall signatories to recant by June 8, he can avoid a referendum.

  • A claim made by a postal worker in Pennsylvania about ballots being tampered with was later recanted.

  • The board of overseers found out that Carey offered her a nondisclosure agreement to recant the testimony in exchange for the title to his car and $1,000.

  • However, she has since refused to recant her story and stands by her original claim.

  • A great opinion prevailed that he was about to recant; others thought that he wanted further time.

  • It was not too late, he would recant, and go back and enter the Church, and become a great and powerful prelate.

  • He shall do this; or else I do recant The pardon that I late pronouncèd here.

  • He was required to recant, to abjure the doctrines he had taught; not in private, but publicly before the world.

  • He did not like the idea of being alone, and if he did not formally recant in so many words, he did so by his actions.

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