pull back

名词 pull back:

1. a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back
   同义词：pullback, tieback
2. (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops)
   同义词：pullback

动词 pull back:

1. pull back or move away or backward
   同义词：withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, retire, move back
2. use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
   同义词：retract, draw back
3. move to a rearward position; pull towards the back
4. pull back the sling of (a bow)
   同义词：draw
5. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
   同义词：retreat, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw

1. I pulled back the bench to help the old man sit on it.
   我把长凳往后拉，帮助老人坐下。
2. The army pulled back after the battle.
   部队在结束战斗以後撤走了。