[VERB 动词]退休;退职 When older people retire, they leave their job and usually stop working completely.
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At the age when most people retire, he is ready to face a new career...
在大多数人都退休的年龄,他却准备好面对新的职业。
Although their careers are important many said they plan to retire at 50...
虽然事业很重要,但很多人都说他们打算50岁退休。
In 1974 he retired from the museum.
他1974年从博物馆退休了。
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[VERB 动词](从体育运动中)退役;退出(比赛) 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.
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I have decided to retire from Formula One racing at the end of the season...
我已经决定在这个赛季末结束一级方程式赛车生涯。
One of the most serious injuries was to Simon Littlejohn, who was forced to retire from the race with a leg injury.
伤势最重的人之一是西蒙·利特尔约翰,他腿部受伤,被迫退出了比赛。
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[VERB 动词]退出,离开(去别的地方) If you retire to another room or place, you go there.
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[FORMAL 正式]
Eisenhower left the White House and retired to his farm in Gettysburg.
艾森豪威尔离开白宫,退隐到他在葛底斯堡的农场。
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[VERB 动词]退庭;休庭 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.
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The jury will retire to consider its verdict today.
陪审团今天将退庭商议裁决结果。
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[VERB 动词]就寝 When you retire, you go to bed.
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She retires early most nights, exhausted...
她大多数晚上都觉得精疲力尽,很早就睡了。
Some time after midnight, he retired to bed.
午夜过后,他上床就寝。
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retiring
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resign
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re·tire★/rɪˈtaɪə(r); NAmErɪˈtaɪər/verbfrom job 工作1★[intransitive , transitive ]to stop doing your job, especially because you have reached a particular age or because you are ill/sick; to tell sb they must stop doing their job (令)退职;(使)退休retire(from sth) ◆She was forced to retire early from teaching because of ill health.她由于身体不好而被迫早早地从教学岗位上退休。◆The company's official retiring age is 65.公司正式的退休年龄为 65 岁。retireto sth ◆My dream is to retire to a villa in France.我的梦想是退休后在法国住上一栋别墅。retireas sth ◆He has no plans to retire as editor of the magazine.他还不打算从杂志编辑的位子上退休。retiresb ◆She was retired on medical grounds.她由于健康原因被安排退休了。in sport 体育运动2[intransitive ]to stop competing during a game, race, etc, usually because you are injured (因伤)退出(比赛等)retire(from sth) ◆She fell badly, spraining her ankle, and had to retire.她摔得很重,扭伤了脚踝,只好退出比赛。+ adj.◆He retired hurt in the first five minutes of the game.比赛才开始五分钟,他就因伤退场。from/to a place 地点3[intransitive ]( formal) to leave a place, especially to go somewhere quieter or more private 离开(尤指去僻静处)◆The jury retired to consider the evidence.陪审团退庭对证据进行评判。retireto sth ◆After dinner he likes to retire to his study.晚饭后,他喜欢躲到书房里去。of army 军队4[intransitive ]( formal) to move back from a battle in order to organize your soldiers in a different way 撤离,撤退(以进行休整)go to bed 睡觉5[intransitive ]( literary) to go to bed 睡觉;就寝◆I retired late that evening.那天晚上我睡得晚。in baseball 棒球6[transitive ]retiresb to make a player or team have to stop their turn at batting使(击球员、击球方)出局◆He retired twelve batters in a row.他一连使十二个击球手出局。retireretiresretiredretiringre·tire/rɪˈtaɪə(r); NAmErɪˈtaɪər/
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retirere‧tire /rɪˈtaɪə $ -ˈtaɪr/ ●●○S3W3 verb
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1worka)[intransitive] to stop working, usually because you have reached a certain age: Most people retire at 65. He was forced to retire early because of poor health.retire from I retired from teaching three years ago. her decision to retire from her position as librarian of the law society Her drink problem has forced her to retire from public life.retire as He retired as a GP last year.b)[transitive] to ask someone to stop doing their job, usually because of ill health: He became ill and was retired early.GRAMMARRetire is usually passive when used as a transitive verb.2quiet place [intransitive] formal to go away to a quiet placeretire to I retired to my room to think.3jury [intransitive] when a jury in a law court retires, they go away to consider whether someone is guilty or not4game/race [intransitive] to stop competing in a game or race because you are losing or injured: He had to retire with a neck injury in the second half.5bed [intransitive] literary to go to bed6army [intransitive] to move back from a battle after being defeated
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