"the disorderly retreat of French troops"
"the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"
"The enemy withdrew"
"The limo pulled away from the curb"
"The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
"The glacier retrogrades"
"We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"
"He backed out of his earlier promise"
"The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
The soldiers were ordered to retreat to safer positions behind the lines.
士兵们奉命撤退到后方较为安全的阵地上去。