retiring

[ri'tairiŋ]

adj.退休的, 退役的, 腼腆的, 不爱交际的
动词retire的现在分词

a.

1. 退休的, 退职的, 退役的

2. 离群索居的; 腼腆的; 谦让的

She was a shy, retiring girl.

她是一个怕羞腼腆的女孩子。

词形变化

副词: retiringly | 名词: retiringness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.谦虚的; 羞怯的

同义参见:

英英释义

动词 retire:

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

同义词：retire

withdraw from active participation

同义词：retire, withdraw

pull back or move away or backward

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

move back and away from

同义词：recede, fall back, retire

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

同义词：retire

break from a meeting or gathering

同义词：adjourn, withdraw, retire

make (someone) retire

同义词：retire

dispose of; as of old clothes

同义词：retire, pension off

lose interest

同义词：retire, withdraw

cause to be out on a fielding play

同义词：put out, retire

cause to retire

同义词：retire, 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, retire

形容词 retiring:

moving toward a position farther from the front

同义词：receding

not arrogant or presuming

同义词：unassuming

of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

同义词：past, preceding

reluctant to draw attention to yourself

同义词：reticent, self-effacing

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