| 单词 | retire |
| 释义 | retire (rɪtaɪəʳ ) Word forms: retires , retiring , retired 1. verb B1+ When older people retire, they leave their job and usually stop working completely. At the age when most people retire, he is ready to face a new career. [VERB] Although their careers are important many said they plan to retire at 50. [VERB] In 1974 he retired from the museum. [VERB + from] Synonyms: stop working, give up work, reach retirement age, be pensioned off 2. verb When a sports player retires from their sport, they stop playing in competitions. When they retire from a race or a match, they stop competing in it. I have decided to retire from Formula One racing at the end of the season. [VERB + from] One of the most serious injuries was to Simon Littlejohn, who was forced to retire from the race with a leg injury. [VERB from noun] Synonyms: retreat, withdraw, pull out, give way 3. verb If you retire to another room or place, you go there. [formal] Eisenhower left the White House and retired to his farm in Gettysburg. [VERB + to] 4. verb When a jury in a court of law retires, the members of it leave the court in order to decide whether someone is guilty or innocent. The jury will retire to consider its verdict today. [VERB to-infinitive] 5. verb When you retire, you go to bed. [formal] She retires early most nights, exhausted. [VERB] Some time after midnight, he retired to bed. [VERB + to] Synonyms: go to bed, turn in [informal], go to sleep, hit the sack [slang] 6. See also retired, retiring Collocations: retire voluntarily At present lords can retire voluntarily but few choose this option. Times,Sunday Times The remaining ten staff members were invited to retire voluntarily in return for a severance package (one years pay). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She would retire voluntarily in 1976. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 More than 50 have already retired voluntarily. Times, Sunday Times He retired voluntarily from this aged 54, then writing and teaching at university level. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 退休 Japanese: 退職する |
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