| 单词 | retire |
| 释义 | retire —retire /rɪˈtaɪər/ aep /-ˈtaɪr/ verb (LEAVE A PLACE) ↑Verb Endings for retire F0 [I] FORMAL to leave a room or group of people and go somewhere quiet or private: » After dinner our host said, "Shall we retire to the drawing room?"Thesaurus+: ↑DepartingF0 [I] FORMAL OR OLD-FASHIONED to go to bed: » It had been a long day, so I retired early.Thesaurus+: ↑Sleep and sleepingverb (STOP WORKING) ↑Verb Endings for retire B1 [I] to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health: » Since retiring from the company, she has done voluntary work for a charity.» He is due to retire as chief executive next year.Thesaurus+: ↑Retiring and resigning from workF0 [I] to stop taking part in a race or competition because of illness or injury: » She retired from the competition after pulling a leg muscle.Thesaurus+: ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sport , ↑Winning and defeating , ↑Losing and being defeatedF0 [T often passive] If an employer retires an employee, they make that person leave their job, usually at a time when they are near to the age at which they would normally stop working, or because they are ill: » Following the merger, he was retired with a generous pension.Thesaurus+: ↑Firing staff and being firedWord Builder:–Nouns: retiree, retirement–Adjectives: retired, retiring–Verbs: retire• • • Extra Examples:» He is planning to retire from politics next year.» Most female models have to retire around the age of 25, whereas a well-preserved man can go on working into his forties.» He'll get £50 000 from the company when he retires, which is a tidy sum.» She became Emeritus Professor of Linguistics when she retired.» He now thinks that retiring early was a stupid thing to do. |
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