英语词汇“retiring”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Librarians are normally thought of as being retiring.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

If she would come for a few years, until she's retiring age.
In his report, the Chairman Reg Simmons thanked the retiring committee for all the work they had done.
Of an extremely retiring disposition, he did not take an active part in public affairs.

THESAURUS► bashful

shy and not willing to say very much

► self-conscious

worried and embarrassed about what you look like or what other people think of you

► timid

not brave or confident

► reserved

not liking to express your emotions or talk about your problems

► introverted

thinking a lot about your own interests, problems etc, and not liking to be with other people

► withdrawn

quiet and not wanting to talk to other people, especially because you are unhappy

► antisocial

not liking to meet people and talk to them

► retiring

formal not wanting to be with other people

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► age

· If she would come for a few years, until she's retiring age.· Kolodziejczyk said that, at 52, he was far from retiring age.· It comprises industrialists very close to retiring age, and senior army officers who have passed it.

► chairman

· Kwik Save, the supermarket group, gave retiring chairman Ian Howe a 43 percent rise to £187,000.· Ian Cordial, 64, takes over from retiring chairman John Tholen at the beginning of April.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the retiring president/manager/director etc

Finally, on November 24, he took over the reins of the Puzzle Palace from the retiring director.

WORD FAMILYnounretireeretirementadjectiveretiredretiringverbretire

单词	retiring
释义	retiringre‧tir‧ing /rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ $ -ˈtaɪrɪŋ/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Librarians are normally thought of as being retiring. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS If she would come for a few years, until she's retiring age. In his report, the Chairman Reg Simmons thanked the retiring committee for all the work they had done. Of an extremely retiring disposition, he did not take an active part in public affairs. Thesaurus THESAURUS► bashful shy and not willing to say very much ► self-conscious worried and embarrassed about what you look like or what other people think of you ► timid not brave or confident ► reserved not liking to express your emotions or talk about your problems ► introverted thinking a lot about your own interests, problems etc, and not liking to be with other people ► withdrawn quiet and not wanting to talk to other people, especially because you are unhappy ► antisocial not liking to meet people and talk to them ► retiring formal not wanting to be with other people Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► age · If she would come for a few years, until she's retiring age.· Kolodziejczyk said that, at 52, he was far from retiring age.· It comprises industrialists very close to retiring age, and senior army officers who have passed it. ► chairman · Kwik Save, the supermarket group, gave retiring chairman Ian Howe a 43 percent rise to £187,000.· Ian Cordial, 64, takes over from retiring chairman John Tholen at the beginning of April. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the retiring president/manager/director etc Finally, on November 24, he took over the reins of the Puzzle Palace from the retiring director. Word family WORD FAMILYnounretireeretirementadjectiveretiredretiringverbretire 1someone who is retiring does not want to be with other people, especially people they do not know SYN shy: As a child, Elizabeth was very shy and retiring.► see thesaurus at shy2the retiring president/manager/director etc a president etc who is soon going to leave their job
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