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In February, the organization Freedom House released its yearly report on freedom and democracy.
二月，自由之家组织公布了其关于自由和民主的报告。
Retreat. The report says that for the past 13 years, there has been a decrease in freedom around the world.
撤退。该报告表示，在过去的13年里，世界范围内自由都有所下降。
Countries have struggled with debates that are a part of democracy.
各国在有关它是民主的一部分的正式讨论中挣扎。

The report says gains were made in the late 20th century but for now, democracy is in retreat.
该报告表示，民主在20世纪末取得了进步，但是现在，民主在倒退。
In this example, retreat is the act or process of backing away from something.
在这个例子中，retreat指的是从某物后退的行为或者过程。
In war, a retreat is a movement by soldiers away from an enemy. Because the enemy is winning or has won a battle.
战争时，撤退指的是士兵远离敌人的行动。因为敌人将要胜利或者已经取得了胜利。