retire

vi.退休；撤退；后退，退却

vt.退休，退隐；使撤退；收回

n.退休；退隐；退兵信号

verb

工作 from job

1. （令）退职；（使）退休
   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
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. 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。
   4. The company's official retiring age is 65.
      公司正式的退休年龄为65岁。
   5. She was retired on medical grounds.
      她由于健康原因被安排退休了。

体育运动 in sport

2. （因伤）退出（比赛等）
   to stop competing during a game, race, etc., usually because you are injured
   1. 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。
   2. 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。

地点 from/to a place

3. 离开（尤指去僻静处）
   to leave a place, especially to go somewhere quieter or more private
   1. The jury retired to consider the evidence.
      陪审团退庭对证据进行评判。
   2. After dinner he likes to retire to his study.
      晚饭后，他喜欢躲到书房里去。

军队 of army

4. 撤离，撤退（以进行休整）
   to move back from a battle in order to organize your soldiers in a different way

睡觉 go to bed

5. 睡觉；就寝
   to go to bed
   1. I retired late that evening.
      那天晚上我睡得晚。

棒球 in baseball

6. 使（击球员、击球方）出局
   to make a player or team have to stop their turn at batting
   1. He retired twelve batters in a row.
      他一连使十二个击球手出局。

过去式:retired 过去分词:retired 现在分词:retiring 第三人称单数:retires

retire 撤离，退休

re-,向后，往回，-tir,拉，词源同 tirade,tier.即向后拉，引申词义撤退，撤离，后用于指退休。

1. It would be nice to be able to afford to retire earlier.
   无后顾之忧而能提早退休当是件幸事。
2. She is to retire as from 1 October.
   她将于10月1日退休。
3. He had no plans to retire even though he is now very comfortably off.
   尽管现在很宽裕，他却没打算退休。
4. If they prove ineffective they should be demoted or asked to retire.
   如果事实证明他们已无力胜任，应该将他们降级或让他们退休。
5. He was forced to retire because of ill health
   由于健康问题他不得不退休。
6. The two leaders will retire to Camp David for informal discussions.
   两位领导人将到戴维营进行非正式讨论。
7. Replete, guests can then retire to the modern conservatory for coffee.
   吃饱喝足后，宾客们可以到现代化的暖房里享受一杯咖啡。
8. 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。
9. In 1974 he retired from the museum.
   他1974年从博物馆退休了。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. The jury will retire to consider its verdict today.
    陪审团今天将退庭商议裁决结果。
14. She retires early most nights, exhausted
    她大多数晚上都觉得精疲力尽，很早就睡了。
15. Some time after midnight, he retired to bed.
    午夜过后，他上床就寝。
16. It's close to showtime now, so you retire into the dressing room.
    开演时间快到了，你得进化装间了。
17. He is to retire on his sixtieth birthday.
    他准备在60岁生日那天退休。
18. These people could afford to retire to Florida but they'd just as soon stay put
    这些人有足够的钱可以去佛罗里达安度退休生活，可是他们却宁愿留在原来的地方。
19. Will she yield to growing pressure for her to retire?
    面对要求其隐退的压力越来越大，她会屈服吗？
20. When I retire, I shall make my home in the country.
    退休后我将在乡间安家。
21. I would like to buy a villa in Spain when I retire, but with my limited resources it is only a pipe dream.
    我退休后想在西班牙买一栋别墅，但就我有限的财力而言，这只是一种空想。
22. Henry's company asked him to retire early but he was able to pay off his mortgage with the golden handshake they gave him.
    亨利的公司要他提前退休，不过他能够用他们付给他的退休金归还抵押贷款。
23. Your father is still in his prime: why should he be so eager to retire?
    尊大人精神正旺，何以就这般急流勇退？（《儒林外史》）
24. It's about time for me to retire anyway.
    反正也到了我该退休的时候了。
25. I can retire right now if you promise me one thing, that you will live with us.
    如果你答应我一件事，我现在就可以退休，那就是你要和我们一起生活。
26. I can retire it?
    能够为我退役了吗？
27. I have heard from Nedved, we are friends and I don't think he will retire.
    我和内德维德通过电话，他是我的朋友，我认为他不会退役。
28. For all I know, he is going to retire.
    就我所知，他准备退休了。