retire
柯林斯詞典
1. V-I When older people retire, they leave their job and usually stop working completely. 退休
At the age when most people retire, he is ready to face a new career. 在大多數(shù)人退休的年紀(jì)，他準(zhǔn)備要面對一項新事業(yè)。
2. V-I When an athlete retires from their sport, they stop playing in competitions. When they retire from a race or a game, they stop competing in it. 退役
I have decided to retire from Formula One racing at the end of the season. 我已經(jīng)決定這個賽季末退出一級方程式賽車。
3. V-I 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. (陪審團(tuán)) 退庭
The jury will retire to consider its verdict today. 該陪審團(tuán)今天將退庭來考慮其裁決。
4. →see also retired
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retire /r??ta??/ (retiring,retired,retires)
劍橋詞典
- 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.
retire verb (STOP WORKING)
[ 不及物動詞：后面不接賓語的動詞 ]to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health
退休；退職；退役
Since retiring from the company , she has done voluntary work for a charity . 從公司退休后，她就一直在為一家慈善機(jī)構(gòu)做志愿工作。
He is due to retire as chief executive next year . 明年他就該從總裁職位上退下來了。
[ 不及物動詞：后面不接賓語的動詞 ]
to stop taking part in a race or competition because of illness or injury
（因傷?。┩顺觯ū荣悾?
She retired from the competition after pulling a leg muscle . 她因腿部肌肉拉傷退出了比賽。
[ 及物動詞：后面接賓語的動詞 often passive ]
to make someone leave their job , usually at a time when they are near to the age at which theywould normally stop working , or because of illness
（通常指在雇員接近退休年齡或生病時）使退職，辭退，使退休
Following the merger , he was retired with a generous pension . 在合并后，他拿了一筆豐厚的養(yǎng)老金后被辭退了。
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retire verb (LEAVE A PLACE)
[ 不及物動詞：后面不接賓語的動詞 ] formalto leave a room or group of people and go somewhere quiet or private
離開；退下；退出
After dinner our host said, "Shall we retire to the drawing room ?" 晚餐過后主人說道，“我們到休息室去好不好？”
[ 不及物動詞：后面不接賓語的動詞 ] formal or old-fashioned
to go to bed
就寢；上床睡覺
It had been a long day , so I retired early. 那天我工作了很長時間，所以早早便上床睡覺了。