They watched his retreating figure.是什么意思？

They watched his retreating figure.

他们看着他走远的身影.

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

watched

vt. 注视，注意（watch的过去式与过去分词形式）；

例句
He watched Karl run across the street to Tommy.
他看着卡尔向街对面的汤米跑去。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

retreating

v. 撤退( retreat的现在分词 )，隐退，离开，规避；

例句
If your ordinary life is out of control, then retreating into a cosy ritual will not improve matters...
如果正常生活都一团糟了，那么再讲究小情调根本无济于事。

figure

n. 数字，算术，人物，身材；vi. 计算，出现，扮演角色；vt. 计算在内，估计，推测，认为；

例句
He was a baroque figure dressed in theatrical, but elegant, clothes.
他是个巴罗克式的人物，衣着华丽但又不失优雅。