单词 | retire |
释义 | Word Frequency retire(rɪˈtaɪə) verb (mainly intr) 1. (also tr) to give up or to cause (a person) to give up his or her work, a post, etc, esp on reaching pensionable age 2. to go away, as into seclusion, for recuperation, etc 3. to go to bed 4. to recede or disappear the sun retired behind the clouds 5. to withdraw from a sporting contest, esp because of injury 6. (also tr) to pull back (troops, etc) from battle or an exposed position or (of troops, etc) to fall back 7. (transitive) a. to remove (bills, bonds, shares, etc) from circulation by taking them up and paying for them b. to remove (money) from circulation Derived forms retirer (reˈtirer) noun Word origin C16: from French retirer, from Old French re- + tirer to pull, draw |
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