retire

[ri'taiə]

v.退休, 撤退, 离去, 就寝, 主动退出比赛
n.退休, 退职

vt.

1. 使退休; 令退役

The company retired him as soon as he reached sixty.

他一到六十岁公司就让他退休了。

2. 使退却, 撤回

The general decided to retire his troops from action.

将军决定将他的部队撤出战斗。

3. 收回(货币); 赎回(票据)

The government retires worn or torn dollar bills from use.

政府将破损的美钞收回作废。

4. 【棒】使出局

vi.

1. 退休; 退役

Mr. Weller retired last month and now lives at his ease.

韦勒先生上个月退休了, 现在过着悠闲的生活。

2. 退出; 退隐[(+from/to)]

She retired to the country.

她退隐到乡下去了。

3. 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。

4. 就寝

He retired to bed, but he did not sleep.

他就寝了, 但睡不着。

n.

1. 退隐[U]

2. 退兵信号[the S]

词形变化

动词过去式: retired | 动词过去分词: retired | 动词现在分词: retiring | 动词第三人称单数: retires |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.离开; 退休

resign  quit  vacate  relinquish  abdicate

vt.撤回

withdraw  discharge  dismiss  suspend  expel  remove

vt.撤退

retreat  recede

vi.就寝

go to bed  

同义参见:

release  

英英释义

动词 retire:

go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

withdraw from active participation

同义词：withdraw

pull back or move away or backward

同义词：withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, move back

move back and away from

同义词：recede, fall back

withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds

break from a meeting or gathering

同义词：adjourn, withdraw

make (someone) retire

dispose of; as of old clothes

同义词：pension off

lose interest

同义词：withdraw

cause to be out on a fielding play

同义词：put out

cause to retire

同义词：strike out

prepare for sleep

同义词：go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep

补充

retireretire英:[riˈtaiə] 美:[rɪˈtaɪr]vt. & vi.1.退职; 退役; (使)退休Once people retire they automatically cease to be union members.人们一旦退休就自动不再是工会会员。Some of the older workers were retired early.有些老工人提前退休了。vi.1.退下; 撤退2.就寝

例句

1. He retired last year.他去年退休了。 2. I decided it was time for me to retire from teaching.我认为是时候离开教学岗位了。 3. I have decided to retire from Formula One racing.我已经决定结束一级方程式赛车生涯。 4. She retired with a thigh strain.她因大腿拉伤而退出了比赛。 5. I retired to my study upstairs.我躲到了楼上我的书房里。 6. Patience retired early from the festivities.佩兴丝很早就离开了庆祝活动现场。 7. The jury will retire to consider its verdict today.陪审团今天将退席商议裁决结果。 8. She retired early with a good book.她拿了本好书, 早早躺下了。 9. The sun retired behind the clouds.太阳隐没在云层后面。 10. What's the hurry to retire me? I'm only fifty-six.为什么急着让我退休？我才56岁。 11. According to the new regulations,mining engineers retire at the age of fifty-five.按照新规定，采矿工程师五十五岁退休。 12. He has retired from the army.他已经从部队退役。 13. She retired to her own room after supper.她吃完晚饭就回到自己的房间。 14. You must retire early as you have to catch the early train tomorrow.你必须早睡觉，因为明天还得赶早班火车。 15. They retired to safer positions behind the frontline.他们撤退到前线后面较安全的阵地。 16. The moon retired from view behind dark clouds.月亮隐没在乌云后面看不见了。 17. Some of the older workers were retired before time.有些年纪较大的工人不到年龄就被打发退休了。 18. The headquarters ordered them to retire their troops from the front.司令部命令他们将部队从前线撤回。 19. They will retire this poor land from agriculture.他们将停止使用这块贫瘠土地，不再种庄稼。 20. It is said that the bonds will be retired in the near future.据说公债券不久将被收回。 21. he retired from the Navy in 1986.1966年他从海军退役。 22. the Home Office retired him.内政部让他提前退休。 23. he retired from football several years ago.他几年前退出了足坛。 24. he was forced to retire with a damaged oil tank.由于一个油箱损坏，他被迫退出了比赛。 25. [with complement]Stewart retired hurt.斯图尔特因受伤退出比赛。 26. Dopson retired twelve batters in a row.多普森连续让对方12名击球手出局。 27. the debt is to be retired from state gaming-tax receipts.这笔债务将从国家赌博税收入中清偿。 28. she retired into the bathroom with her toothbrush.她拿着牙刷去了卫生间。 29. lack of numbers compelled the British force to retire.因为人数劣势，英军被迫撤退。 30. the general retired all his troops.将军命令所有部队撤退。 31. everyone retired early that night.那天晚上大家都睡得很早。 32. Injury forced her to retire from professional athletics.她因为受伤而被迫退出职业运动员生涯。 33. I want to be healthy when I retire.我想要退休时身体还健健康康的。 34. She plans to retire (from her job) in two years.她打算两年后退休。 35. We plan to retire in/to Florida. = We plan to retire and move to Florida.我们打算退休后把家搬到佛罗里达州。 36. The boxer retired undefeated.这名拳击手以不败战绩退役。 37. The general was retired with honors.这位将军光荣退役。 38. She had to retire during the first set because of a muscle strain.由于肌肉扭伤，她只好在首局比赛就退出了。 39. The Navy is retiring the old battleship.海军将淘汰这艘旧战舰。 40. The manufacturer plans to retire that car model in a few years.制造商计划在几年之后淘汰这一车型。 41. The team is retiring his jersey number in honor of his great career.为纪念他辉煌的运动生涯，球队停用了他的球衣号码。 42. He retired to the library to study.他到图书馆看书去了。 43. Shall we retire to the parlor?我们去客厅好吗？ 44. She retired for the night.她去睡觉了。 45. The army was forced to retire from the battlefield.军队被迫撤离战场。 46. The pitcher retired seven batters in a row.这名投手接连使七名击球手出局。 47. She was retired on a fly ball to center field.她向中外野打出的一个腾空球使她出局。 48. He struck out Jones to retire the side. [=to end the inning by getting the final out]他令琼斯三击不中出局，结束了那一局的比赛。