ret
ret — 動詞
- retpresent simple I / you / we / they
- rets3rd person singular
- retting-ing form
- rettedpast simple
1. to place the cut stems of flax, hemp, and other fiber-producing plants in water
漚麻；浸漬
將植物莖浸泡水中以分離纖維
to place the cut stems of flax, hemp, and other fiber-producing plants in water so that the woody parts break down and the usable fibers come free
Farmers along the river used to ret flax every autumn after the harvest.
住在河邊的農夫過去每年秋天收成後會漚麻。
ret + noun (flax) — typical object
The workers ret the hemp stalks in large concrete tanks filled with warm water.
工人將大麻莖放入裝滿溫水的大型水泥槽中浸漬。
ret + location (in water/tanks)
Before weaving, Meera would ret jute stems in a stream for up to three weeks.
在織布之前，Meera 會把黃麻莖放在溪流中浸泡長達三週。
Liang learned how to ret flax from his grandmother in their village.
Liang 跟著祖母在村子裡學會了如何漚麻。
The factory rets large amounts of hemp every month using temperature-controlled pools.
這家工廠每個月使用溫控水池浸漬大量大麻。
文法句型
ret + plant material (flax/hemp/jute)
用法筆記
Frequently used in passive or past-participle form: retted flax, retted hemp.
常見錯誤
2. (of plant stems such as flax, hemp, or jute) to soften and break down naturally
浸漬；漚
植物莖在水中自然軟化分解
(of plant stems such as flax, hemp, or jute) to soften and break down naturally when left in water, allowing the fibers to be separated
Flax stems need to ret for two weeks before the fibers are ready.
亞麻莖需浸漬兩週，纖維才能使用。
plant material + ret + duration
If the hemp rets too long, the fibers grow weak and hard to use.
如果大麻浸漬太久，纖維會變得脆弱難用。
Tuan left the jute bundles in the pond and waited for them to ret properly.
Tuan 把黃麻捆留在池塘裡，等待它們充分浸漬。
The plant material rets much faster in warm, slow-moving water than in cold streams.
植物材料在溫暖且流動緩慢的水中，比在冰冷的溪水裡漬得更快。
Those stalks are still too stiff — they have not retted enough yet.
那些莖稈還太硬——它們還沒有漬透。
文法句型
plant material + rets
用法筆記
Subject is always plant material (flax, hemp, jute, or general terms like stalks, stems, bundles). Distinguish from sense 1: sense 2 has no direct object — the plant stems undergo the process naturally.
常見錯誤
ret — 縮寫
1. a written abbreviation for 'retired', placed after a person's name or former job
退休的
縮寫，表示已離職或退役
a written abbreviation for 'retired', placed after a person's name or former job title to show they are no longer working in that occupation
Her father is a ret. army officer who served for thirty years.
她的父親是一位退役軍官，服役了三十年。
ret. + job title — placed before the rank
Prof. Kenji Tanaka, ret., still helps young researchers at the university.
退休的 Kenji Tanaka 教授仍在大學協助年輕研究人員。
ret. after a title, separated by comma
The envelope was addressed to Dr. Amina Diallo, ret., at her home in Dakar.
信封上寫著退休的 Amina Diallo 醫生，寄到她位於達喀爾的住處。
Captain Lee, ret., now runs a small fishing boat tour company.
退休的 Lee 上尉現在經營一家小型釣魚船旅遊公司。
The list of ret. teachers was posted on the school notice board.
退休教師名單貼在學校布告欄上。
用法筆記
Usually written with a period. Commonly seen after military ranks (Col. ret., Lt. ret.) or professional titles (Prof. ret.). Can appear before the job title ('ret. teacher') or after it with a comma ('teacher, ret.').