retire的意思

基本释义

• v 退休；撤退；退却

  when a jury in a law court retires, they go away to consider whether someone is guilty or not

• n 退休；退隐；退兵信号

例句

1. At the age when most people retire, he is ready to face a new career.

   在大多数人退休的年纪，他准备要面对一项新事业。

2. Mr. Smith retired last month and now lives his ease.

   史密斯先生上月退休,现在过着平静的生活。

3. Once people retire they automatically cease to be union members.

   人们一旦退休就自动不再是工会会员。

4. Immediately after dinner they retired.

   他们吃完晚饭就回自己屋里去了。

5. My wife usually retires at 10 o'clock.

   我妻子通常10点钟就寝。

短语

• retire from 从……退休
• retire into oneself 退隐，沉默；(沉湎于自己的思想而)离群索居
• retire from sth/v-ing

近义词

英英释义

verb 1. prepare for sleep e.g. I usually turn in at midnight He goes to bed at the crack of dawn Synonym: go to bedturn inbedcrawl inkip downhit the hayhit the sacksack outgo to sleep 2. cause to get out e.g. The pitcher retired three batters the runner was put out at third base Synonym: strike out 3. cause to be out on a fielding play Synonym: put out 4. lose interest e.g. he retired from life when his wife died Synonym: withdraw 5. pull back or move away or backward e.g. The enemy withdrew The limo pulled away from the curb Synonym: withdrawretreatpull awaydraw backrecedepull backmove back 6. dispose of (something no longer useful or needed) e.g. She finally retired that old coat 7. go into retirement stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position e.g. He retired at age 68 8. withdraw from active participation e.g. He retired from chess Synonym: withdraw 9. make (someone) retire e.g. The director was retired after the scandal 10. break from a meeting or gathering e.g. We adjourned for lunch The men retired to the library Synonym: adjournwithdraw 11. withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds

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