This flashcard defines "retirement" as the state or period of no longer working, typically due to reaching a certain age. It can be countable, referring to the act of retiring or the time of retirement, or uncountable, referring to the period of one's life after retiring or the act of withdrawing from a profession or sport.
This flashcard defines "retirement" as the state or period of no longer working, typically due to reaching a certain age, and also refers to the time when someone stops working. It can be countable (the time of retiring) or uncountable (the period of being retired).
[N-VAR 可变名词]退休；退休年龄Retirement is the time when a worker retires.
[oft N n]
...the proportion of the population who are over retirement age...
超过退休年龄的人口比例
The Governor of the prison and another official are to take early retirement.
这个监狱的监狱长和另外一个官员将会提前退休。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]退休期间；退休生活 A person's retirement is the period in their life after they have retired.
...financial support for the elderly during retirement.
为退休期间的老年人提供的经济支持
Oxford
re·tire·ment★/rɪˈtaɪəmənt; NAmErɪˈtaɪərmənt/noun1★[uncountable , countable ]the fact of stopping work because you have reached a particular age; the time when you do this 退休；退职；退休年龄◆At 60, he was now approaching retirement.他 60 岁了，就要退休了。◆Susan is going to take early retirement(= retire before the usual age).苏珊要提前退休。◆retirement age退休年龄◆a retirement pension退休金☞collocationsat
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2★[uncountable , singular ]the period of your life after you have stopped work at a particular age 退休生活◆to provide for retirement为退休生活作准备◆We all wish you a long and happy retirement.我们大家祝愿你的退休生活长久而幸福。◆Up to a third of one's life is now being spent in retirement.现在人们一生中能有三分之一的时间过退休生活。☞collocationsat
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3★[uncountable ]retirement(from sth) the act of stopping a particular type of work, especially in sport, politics, etc. （尤指从体育、政治等方面的）退出，引退，退职◆He announced his retirement from football.他宣布退出足球运动。◆She came out of retirementto win two gold medals at the championships. 她复出后在锦标赛上赢得了两枚金牌。retirementretirementsre·tire·ment/rɪˈtaɪəmənt; NAmErɪˈtaɪərmənt/
1[countable, uncountable] when you stop working, usually because of your ageretirement from He became a keen golfer after his retirement from politics.retirement as He announced his retirement as chief executive of the company. She took early retirement (=retired at an earlier age than usual) last year. Dad’s approaching retirement age.2[singular, uncountable] the period after you have stopped work: I hope you enjoy a long and happy retirement.in retirement Will you be able to support yourself in retirement? a retirement pensionCOLLOCATIONSverbsapproach retirement· People approaching retirement need to consider the issue of money.take early retirement (=retire earlier than usual)· He took early retirement in 1990 after 25 years at IBM.announce your retirement· Shortly after his defeat he announced his retirement from politics.adjectivesearly retirement (=before the usual or expected time)· Staff are being asked to consider early retirement.premature retirement (=before the natural or proper time)· Injury forced him into premature retirement.retirement + NOUNretirement age· Sixty-five was the normal retirement age for men.retirement benefits British English (=in Britain, money provided through the state pension scheme)· Part-time workers at the company do, however, get health and retirement benefits.retirement date· My actual retirement date is July 10.
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retirement
[rɪˈtaɪəmənt]
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退休(99%)，隐匿处(1%)
n.退休，退役
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