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retiring adj.退休的；退役的；腼腆的；不爱交际的动词retire的现在分词. (1) 我可不能退休，否则大家会失望的。(2) 有些人觉得退休生活很艰难,但他轻而易举地适应了。(3) 他早早退休，摆脱了工作的羁绊而加入了当地的几个俱乐部。(4) 退役前他当了十年投手。(5) 乔安娜性格温柔而腼腆。(6) 他是一位沉默寡言不爱交际的人。 If you call someone retiring, it isn't necessarily clear whether you mean it as a compliment or something closer to a put-down. Usually, the word is used to describe someone who is shy or modest to a fault. But it can also be used to suggest that someone isn't arrogant, which is usually a good thing. And, of course, retiring can also refer to someone who stepped down from their last job and doesn't intend to work anymore.

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英 [rɪ'taɪərɪŋ] 美 [rɪ'taɪərɪŋ] (1) I can't disappoint my public by retiring.(2) Some people find retiring difficult, but he has taken it all in his stride.(3) Retiring early from his job freed him to join several local clubs.(4) He pitched for ten years before retiring.(5) Joanna had a gentle retiring disposition.(6) He is a very quiet and retiring person. If you are a retiring person, you avoid being at the center of attention. You can often be found in the library and other quiet places, and if someone compliments you, you're likely to blush and change the subject. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不爱交际的；害羞的；孤僻的；离群索居的 Someone who is retiring is shy and avoids meeting other people. I'm still that shy, retiring little girl who was afraid to ask for sweets in the shop.我仍然是那个羞怯孤僻，不敢在商店买糖果的小女孩。2See also:retire；

英语单词	retiring
英美音标	英 [rɪ'taɪərɪŋ] 美 [rɪ'taɪərɪŋ]
中文释义	adj.退休的；退役的；腼腆的；不爱交际的动词retire的现在分词.
英语例句	(1) I can't disappoint my public by retiring. (2) Some people find retiring difficult, but he has taken it all in his stride. (3) Retiring early from his job freed him to join several local clubs. (4) He pitched for ten years before retiring. (5) Joanna had a gentle retiring disposition. (6) He is a very quiet and retiring person.
中文例句	(1) 我可不能退休，否则大家会失望的。 (2) 有些人觉得退休生活很艰难,但他轻而易举地适应了。 (3) 他早早退休，摆脱了工作的羁绊而加入了当地的几个俱乐部。 (4) 退役前他当了十年投手。 (5) 乔安娜性格温柔而腼腆。 (6) 他是一位沉默寡言不爱交际的人。
vocabulary简明	If you are a retiring person, you avoid being at the center of attention. You can often be found in the library and other quiet places, and if someone compliments you, you're likely to blush and change the subject.
vocabulary扩展	If you call someone retiring, it isn't necessarily clear whether you mean it as a compliment or something closer to a put-down. Usually, the word is used to describe someone who is shy or modest to a fault. But it can also be used to suggest that someone isn't arrogant, which is usually a good thing. And, of course, retiring can also refer to someone who stepped down from their last job and doesn't intend to work anymore.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不爱交际的；害羞的；孤僻的；离群索居的 Someone who is retiring is shy and avoids meeting other people. I'm still that shy, retiring little girl who was afraid to ask for sweets in the shop. 我仍然是那个羞怯孤僻，不敢在商店买糖果的小女孩。 2 See also:retire ；

Retiring Job Quiet Shy 英 Rɪ'Taɪərɪŋ] 美 Rɪ'Taɪərɪŋ Adj.退休的；退役的；腼腆的；不爱交际的