单词详解

1. vt.

A. 使退休；令退役 (go into retirement; stop performing one’s work or withdraw from one's position)

The company retired him as soon as he reached sixty. 他一到六十岁公司就让他退休了。

B. 使退却，撤回 (pull back or move away or backward)
The general decided to retire his troops from the field. 将军决定将他的部队撤出阵地。

C. 收回 (货币)；赎回 (票据) (withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds)
The government retires worn or torn dollar bills from use. 政府将破损的美钞收回作废。

2. vi.

A. 退休；退役
He retired at age 68. 他在68岁才退休。

My father retired at the age of 60. 我父亲六十岁时退休了。

The player retired from the contest with leg injuries. 该运动员因腿部受伤而退出比赛。

B. 退出；退隐 [(+from/to)] [ make (someone) retire]

She retired to the country after she finished her work. 完成工作后她退隐到乡下去了。

The chairman retired from politics. 主席从政坛上退下来了。

C. 后退，撤退
Our armies have retired to regroup for a fresh attack.

我们的军队后撤重新编队准备发动新的进攻。

D. 就寝 (prepare for sleep)
He retired to bed, but he did not sleep. 他就寝了，但睡不着。

3. n.

 [U] 退隐

His retire left us much to think about. 他的退隐留给我们更多思考。

相关单词

过去式：retired

过去分词：retired

现在分词：retiring

第三人称单数：retires

近义词：withdraw, beat，retreat

形容词：retired