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单词 retire
释义
retirere‧tire /rɪˈtaɪə $ -ˈtaɪr/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb Entry menu
MENU FOR retireretire1 work2 quiet place3 jury4 game/race5 bed6 army
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINretire
Origin:
1500-1600 Old French tirer ‘to pull’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
retire
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyretire
he, she, itretires
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyretired
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave retired
he, she, ithas retired
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad retired
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill retire
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have retired
Continuous Form
PresentIam retiring
he, she, itis retiring
you, we, theyare retiring
PastI, he, she, itwas retiring
you, we, theywere retiring
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been retiring
he, she, ithas been retiring
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been retiring
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be retiring
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been retiring
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • At 75, Stevens has no plans to retire.
  • Everyone should have the right to a pension when they retire.
  • He retired as Principal ten years ago, but still does a lot of fund-raising for the school.
  • If you retire at 50, you won't get your full pension.
  • In the UK, men usually retire in their late 50s or early 60s.
  • Jim Rutland retired from the Navy last year.
  • Mary Ellen always had to set the fire for the next morning before retiring to bed.
  • Mrs Davies retired after 45 years with the company.
  • My father retired at 65.
  • The 49ers are planning to retire Montana's No. 16 jersey.
  • The captain retired at ten o'clock with a glass of whisky.
  • The jury has retired to consider its verdict.
  • When Jean retired from modelling, she moved to Cornwall.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • He came back the following year only to retire once more during the exhibition season because of the resistance.
  • Moser said the elder Carman was a retired union official.
  • Preparing to write his great work of self-analysis and retrospection, Proust in effect retired from life.
  • She too looks like a retired person, retired from the turbulence beyond the perimeter wall.
  • The Director who retires by rotation is Mr F. Cox who, being eligible, offers himself for re-election.
  • The Lawson brothers retired from the police force in January.
  • Will, now approaching his seventies, wanted to retire but their savings were insufficient to allow him to do so.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSleave your job
· I left my last job because the salary was so low.· Why don’t you just leave?
to leave your job permanently because you are not happy with it: · After enduring months of harassment, Mrs Collins decided to quit her job.· I’ve told them I’m quitting.
to officially announce that you have decided to leave your job: · The company director was forced to resign over the scandal.
to write an official letter to your employer saying that you are going to leave your job on a particular date: · You have to hand in your notice at least four weeks before you leave.
to leave your job in order to stop working permanently, usually because you have reached the age when most people stop working: · After forty years of working for the bank, Karl retired in May.· He had to retire because of ill health.
Longman Language Activatorto stop working at the end of your working life
· Mrs Davies retired after 45 years with the company.· Everyone should have the right to a pension when they retire.· My father retired at 65.
to leave a job or organization
· "Where's Marcia?" "Oh, she left last week to have her baby."· The directors did not want Daniel to leave, but they knew he could earn much more somewhere else.· I left my last job because I couldn't get along with my boss.· Chamberlain was a Cabinet Minister until he left the Liberal party in 1886.· After leaving the Navy, he started a new career in journalism.
to leave a job or organization especially because you are not happy with it, or because you think you could do better somewhere else: · I've had enough of the way I'm treated here -- I quit!· She quite her job and went traveling in South America.quit as: · Harkness quit as director of the Olympic Regional Development Authority soon afterwards.
to officially and permanently leave a job, for example because you are no longer happy with it, or because the people you work with do not think you are doing it properly: · Nixon was the first US President to resign before the end of his term of office.· I wanted to resign, but my boss persuaded me to stay.resign from: · She resigned from the board after profits fell by a further 3%.· Roberts replaces Jacob Winters, who resigned from the firm last month.resign as: · The following years, he resigned as chairman of the committee.resign your post/position: · The manager was forced to resign his post after allegations of corruption.
to permanently leave your job, usually because you have reached the age when most people stop working: · In the UK, men usually retire in their late 50s or early 60s.· If you retire at 50, you won't get your full pension.retire from: · When Jean retired from modelling, she moved to Cornwall.· Jim Rutland retired from the Navy last year.retire as: · He retired as Principal ten years ago, but still does a lot of fund-raising for the school.
to write an official letter to your employer saying that you are going to leave your job on a particular date: · You have to hand in your notice at least four weeks before you leave.· The Foreign Minister officially handed in his resignation on December 11th.
British informal to leave your job, especially because you are bored with it: · Look if it's such a boring job, why don't you just jack it in?· Sometimes I feel like packing it all in and going off on a round-the-world trip.
to get into your bed in order to sleep
· Do you want to go to bed, or watch the movie?· Mom, do I have to go to bed right now?· She had planned to go to bed early that night, but a friend stopped by to see her.go to bed at · I went to bed at nine last night, and I'm still tired.go straight to bed (=go to bed very shortly after doing something else) · Marianne took a shower and went straight to bed.
to be lying in your bed in order to go to sleep: · Sorry, were you in bed? I thought it might be too late to call you.· I'm usually in bed by 10.30 on weekdays.· You were supposed to be in bed by now!
the time when you go to bed in order to sleep: · It's late -- it must be nearly bedtime.· Lucy, 7.30 is bedtime, you know that.· This medicine should be taken at bedtime and first thing in the morning.my/your/his etc bedtime (=the time when you usually go to bed): · Isn't it your bedtime?past (your/his etc) bedtime (=after the time when you normally go to bed): · It's past my bedtime -- I really must get some sleep.
informal to go to bed after you have been doing something such as talking with other people or working for a long time: · Come on you guys, it's time to turn in.· I'm going to have to turn in. I'm not used to these late nights.
also hit the hay informal to go to bed when it is very late or you are very tired: · Usually I come home, eat dinner, watch a little TV, and then hit the sack by 9:30 or 10:00.· I'm bushed. I think I'll hit the hay.
formal or written to go to bed: · The captain retired at ten o'clock with a glass of whisky.retire to bed: · Mary Ellen always had to set the fire for the next morning before retiring to bed.
WORD SETS
board, nouncatch, nouncat's cradle, nouncold, adjectiveconsolation prize, noundice, noundie, noundraw, verbfollow-my-leader, nounfriendly, noungame, noungyroscope, nounhome, nounhoopla, nounhopscotch, nounjigsaw, nounjump rope, nounmahjong, nounplayground, nounpoint, nounretire, verbroll, verbroll, nounRussian roulette, nounscoreboard, nounscorecard, nounshaker, nountag, nountiddlywinks, nountreasure hunt, nountrick, nountrivia, nounwarm, adjective
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 He was forced to retire early because of poor health.
 Her drink problem has forced her to retire from public life.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=having finished working at the end of their working lives)· The house is suitable for a retired couple.
· They are for an increase in pension payments to retired employees.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Before retiring, they all squashed into one compartment to play charades.· Fred Gustavson, who commanded submarines here before retiring the day after the Salt Lake City incident.
· Controversy has also surrounded the terms under which Mr McNeill and four other senior education officials have been able to retire early.· Cosby portrays a blue-collar worker who was forced to retire early from an airline.· Iris is totally dependent on Donald who retired early to care for his wife.· Financial advisers warn consumers not to depend much on either their pensions or Social Security to help them retire early.· He retired early in 1981 so he could nurse his wife Ruby, who was partially paralyzed with polio.· Those with the longer periods received higher payments than those with shorter periods and were more likely to have retired early.· People considering retiring early would be caught by that punitive tax.· He was in his early fifties and couldn't be retired early, except on a very much reduced company pension.
· His father and Mr Tetlow's father, both over 70, can now retire.· Forensic Anthropologist Walter Birkby, now retired, said the cause of death was almost certainly murder.· Now retired the art teacher as was is painting flat out full time whilst the other runs the distaff side.· Selfredge, now retired, declined to be interviewed, and the Daily News was unable to locate any of the sailors.· Which is a hard enough life for any man, and my old friend has retired now.· They must now retire and decide whether he was guilty or not guilty of the charge.· Now retired, her memoirs Black Teacher is a classic of its kind.
· He recently retired from his appointment as Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire after 25 years.· I thought about retiring recently when I found myself yelling during a game.· Two members of our sales team have recently retired -, with 18 years service, and, with 20 years service.· For many years he has presided over seminars in which recently retired politicians and civil servants are encouraged to share their secrets.· Ulrich recently retired from the company and Lundwall lost his job last year after a downsizing.· I recently retired at age 59, and my wife, a year younger, is retired as well.
NOUN
· He continued to box until 1914, when he retired at the age of fifty-two.· She folded the Tightwad Gazette so she could retire at age 41.· By the 1890s civil servants had become obliged to retire on reaching pensionable age.· New York Jets wide receiver Al Toon retired in 1992 at age 29 after nine concussions.· Gerald became so successful in farming and property that he was able to retire at the age of forty.· I recently retired at age 59, and my wife, a year younger, is retired as well.· It will be a matter for discussion as to whether all partners should retire at the same age or whether circumstances justify disparity.· It was not unusual for men in the clandestine service to retire at age fifty-one.
· Even the middle-ranking provincial posts continued to attract humbler noblemen who often took them up after retiring from the army.· She accompanied her husband, retired Army Maj.· General Powell retires from the army this autumn.· Now, detectives are investigating the possibility that a fourth woman may have been slain by the retired Army sergeant.· In 1822 he retired from the army as captain on half pay.· But the official, retired Army Gen.· Clinton relied upon retired Army Gen.· To stress the urgency for ratification, Clinton assembled a bipartisan coalition of supporters including Republicans such as retired Army Gen.
· On hearing the story Lily had retired to bed with a headache leaving Stella to do the washing-up.· Leaving her amour with strict instructions on how to find her, she retired to bed and waited.· We retired to bed but I couldn't sleep.· I retired late to bed, for as always the morning would arrive too soon.· He had not retired to bed sober, but then he rarely, if ever, did.· By the time I had made some late-night phone calls, the other athletes had long retired to their beds.· Then 30 minutes back home again and about another four hours sitting around the house before retiring to bed.· I decided I ought to be professional about this and also retire to my bed.
· Fred Walker, who still lives locally, will also retire as chairman.· Mr Denny, 63 years old, is a retired vice chairman of Sears, Roebuck & Co.
· The decision to retire is never an easy one for architects.· His decision to retire came as a surprise.· His decision to retire to Alderney with his third wife, Pat, was never easy.· Ralston said his decision to retire after this season was something he had considered at the end of the last several seasons.· In 1990, when Crayola announced its decision to retire eight colors, fans saw red.· But there were other factors that weighed heavily in the decision to retire the Rotterdam.
· Finally, on November 24, he took over the reins of the Puzzle Palace from the retiring director.· Peter Bibby has retired as deputy director of social services in Brent.· He retired as general director of the Mission in 1902.
· He had told them that Whitlock would be promoted to Deputy Director when he retired at the end of the year.· Nunn, who is retiring at the end of the year, and Specter did not explain their votes.· Steward had announced he was retiring at the end of that season but his retirement happened earlier than anticipated.· Nunn, who is retiring at the end of the year, explained his vote switch in a brief written statement.· Stuart Ward has taken over from Bill Davidson who retired at the end of last year.· Apparently Mr Tares retired at the end of last week.
· Mr Eynon retired from the force two months ago and so can't be disciplined.· The Lawson brothers retired from the police force in January.
· She suffered serious brain damage and was retired from her job on medical grounds.· By then he was retired from his job as an electronics technician for the government, and he was dying.· He had also clocked up 34 years as a retained firefighter when he retired from that job two years ago.· Marjorie aged 66, arranged to retire from her job a week before Tom.
· Tell that to Huseyin Ertan, a retired naval officer who is the Bosporus's chief traffic cop.· Last week, an opposing group of retired officers joined the battle on the side of the Pentagon.
· A large number wish to continue working as long as they are fit and do not want to retire at the state pension age.· Why else do we ensure that when they retire they receive subsistence-level pensions?· Thank goodness, the current pensions policy is improving the position: many more people will retire with second pensions.
· He has no immediate plans to retire, having reached a peak in his career.· And he has no plans to retire.· Hansford still plays at 70 and has no plans to retire.· Like the defined contribution plan, therefore, the final benefit depends on what is in the plan when the employee retires.· But I still have no plans to retire.
· CF-DRD was retired from service in 1984, but this was not to be the end of this particular Norseman's fame.· The retired Internal Revenue Service employee paid $ 15, 500 for the two-bedroom mobile home on space 72.· The college's head of training plans to retire after 30 years service.· Finch, a retired National Park Service administrator, has been re searching Hunter since 1961.· His father also worked there as a maintenance man, retiring after 51 years service.· He retired from the Foreign Service in 1968.· Héctor Jurado Toro who retired from active service.· Alistair says goodbye Alistair Cairns, Supply Officer, has retired after 27 years service.
· Abortion may be a deciding factor for Fred Chiorra, a 71-year old retired steel worker and Democrat from Allentown.
· Frank Walker retired two years ago after working for the South Tees Health authority for 23 years.· Michael was going to retire that year.· I am 63 years young and retired for one year.· Her children had families of their own and her husband wasn't due to retire for several years.· He then became assistant head coach under Ray Handley in 1991 after Parcells retired but a year later left for Pittsburgh.· The college's head of training plans to retire after 30 years service.
· Mrs Hughes married after she retired 50 years later and her husband lived to be 103.· I am a divorced 44-year-old woman, planning to retire in 12 years.· The college's head of training plans to retire after 30 years service.· Jimmy: They retired there a few years ago.· Mrs Coyle was retiring after 17 years as manageress.· In 1979, Courtney Pace retired after thirty-five years as a staff member for former senator James Eastland.· He never played in a Test again and was to retire three years later.· He retired a few years ago, but kept active at a lot of different things.
VERB
· Who could take over if she decided to retire?· The fifth, reserve offensive tackle Charles McRae, has decided to retire from football following a disappointing six-year career.· It should be left to individuals to decide when to retire ....· Q.. So how did you feel when he decided to retire from the Senate this year?· Last month Putin decided to retire silo-housed intercontinental ballistic missiles as their service lives expire.· He could still decide to retire.· Farming businesses rationalise the labour force, or decide not to replace retiring staff.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounretireeretirementadjectiveretiredretiringverbretire
1work a)[intransitive] to stop working, usually because you have reached a certain age:  Most people retire at 65. He was forced to retire early because of poor health.retire from I retired from teaching three years ago. her decision to retire from her position as librarian of the law society Her drink problem has forced her to retire from public life.retire as He retired as a GP last year. b)[transitive] to ask someone to stop doing their job, usually because of ill health:  He became ill and was retired early.GRAMMAR Retire is usually passive when used as a transitive verb.2quiet place [intransitive] formal to go away to a quiet placeretire to I retired to my room to think.3jury [intransitive] when a jury in a law court retires, they go away to consider whether someone is guilty or not4game/race [intransitive] to stop competing in a game or race because you are losing or injured:  He had to retire with a neck injury in the second half.5bed [intransitive] literary to go to bed6army [intransitive] to move back from a battle after being defeated
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