Word · Frequency #2374
Fully loadedretiring
退休;退职
retiring is the present participle of retire.
核心释义
To stop working permanently, usually because of old age or illness.
- 1.
退休;因年老或疾病永久停止工作
To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
- 2.
(运动员)退役,不再参加比赛
To stop playing their sport and in competitions a sports player.
- 3.
撤回;收回;拿走
To withdraw; to take away.
- 4.
停止使用或生产;淘汰
To cease use or production of something.
- 5.
退出流通或市场;收回并清偿
To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
- 6.
使退役;列入退役名单
To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
- 7.
(板球)自愿停止击球,让下一名击球手上场
To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
退役;退出职业比赛;停止使用;淘汰;报废;让…退休;使退役;退出;退隐;撤退;收回;取走
用法In use
My grandfather plans to retire next year after working for forty years.
用法提示:此句中 retire 作动词,意为“退休”。
She retired from her position as a teacher last month.
用法提示:此句中 retired 是 retire 的过去式,作动词,意为“退休”。
Many people choose to retire early if they have enough savings.
用法提示:此句中 retire 作动词,意为“退休”,置于不定式结构中。
retire from sth
常接from表示从某位置或活动退出。
She retired from her job at 60.
她60岁时从工作中退休。
retire as sth
表示以某种身份退休。
He retired as CEO last year.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- retire from work
- 退休
- He decided to retire from work at the age of 60.他决定在60岁时退休。
- retire early
- 提前退休
- She plans to retire early to travel the world.她计划提前退休去环游世界。
- retire to bed
- 就寝
- After a long day, she retired to bed at 10 pm.漫长的一天后,她晚上10点就寝了。
- retire from the army
- 退役
- He retired from the army after 20 years of service.服役20年后,他从军队退役了。
- retire a debt
- 清偿债务
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
退休就是“回(re)到家里‘太(tire)’闲”,想想轮胎(tire)滚回车库不再跑了。
语境与语域Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: 职场, 退休; note_zh: 该用法多为中性,通常出现在工作或人事安排语境中,表示因年龄或服务年限结束而停止工作。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物/不及物均可,后常接from或to
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words tire, fire, wire, hire, pyre all share the '-ire' spelling and rhyme with the second syllable of 'retire'. Note that liar (spelled '-iar') also rhymes but has a different spelling pattern.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.