pullout

名词 pullout:

1. to break off a military action with an enemy
   同义词：disengagement, fallback

1. Putting the best face on the pullout, the leadership in Moscow and Kabul exchanged official messages reaffirming the continuation of a relationship "sealed by blood."
   为使撤军无损颜面，莫斯科与喀布尔(阿富汗首都)的领导人交换官方照会，再度肯定继续“热血凝成的”友谊。
2. Moscow television carried extensive coverage of the pullout. A Soviet television correspondence said the convoy had come under fire but did not provide details.
   莫斯科电视为撤军做了广泛的报导，一则苏联电视报导说车队曾受攻击，但是并未提供细节。　
3. Afghanistan proved the tougher nut to crack. Mr.Gorbachev proposed to withdraw this troops over a12-month period, which the Americans took as a small concession, but he refused to set a date for the pullout to start, which disappointed the President and his staff.
   阿富汗实为更难克服的困难。戈尔巴乔夫提议用一年时间完成撤军(美国认为是一项小小的让步), 但拒绝订定开始撤离的日期，令总统与他的幕僚感到失望。

pull.out

n.（名词）
A withdrawal, especially of troops.
尤用于部队的撤退
Change from a dive to level flight. Used of an aircraft.
拉平：从俯冲到水平飞行的变化。用于飞机
An object designed to be pulled out.
为被拉出而设计的物体