| 单词 | retiring |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ri'taiəriŋ] |
| 解释 | a.隐居的，不喜欢社交的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 隐居的，不喜社交的( reserved, shy) 【记】 来自retire(退休，隐 居)，re(回)+tire(拉 )→拉回去了→隐居 |
| 字源 | retiring (adj.) 1580s, "departing, retreating," present participle adjective from retire (v.). Also "fond of retiring, disposed to seclusion," hence "unobtrusive, modest, subdued" (1766). |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 隐居的; 害羞而寡言保守的 【记】源于: retire(v 退休, 隐居) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】retire 退职, re回 + tired 累的，干了一辈子了，累了回去休息 |
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