英语词汇“retire”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

retireverb

uk/rɪˈtaɪər/us/rɪˈtaɪr/

retire verb (STOP WORKING)

B1 [ I ] to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health:

Since retiring from the company, she has done voluntary work for a charity.

He is due to retire as chief executive next year.

[ I ] to stop taking part in a race or competition because of illness or injury:

She retired from the competition after pulling a leg muscle.

[ T often passive ] to make someone leave their job, usually at a time when they are near to the age at which theywould normally stop working, or because of illness:

Following the merger, he was retired with a generous pension.

More examples

He is planning to retire from politics next year.
Most female models have to retire around the age of 25, whereas a well-preserved man can go on working into his forties.
He'll get £50 000 from the company when he retires, which is a tidy sum.
She became Emeritus Professor of Linguistics when she retired.
He now thinks that retiring early was a stupid thing to do.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Retiring & resigning

abdicate
attrition
bow 1
bow out
chuck
chuck sth in
demit
drop
golden parachute
leave the field open for sb idiom
natural wastage
outgoing
pension sb off
retiring
serve
serve sth out
stand aside
stand down
step
throw

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Winning, losing & scoring in sport

Firing staff

retire verb (LEAVE A PLACE)

[ I ] formal to leave a room or group of people and go somewhere quiet or private:

After dinner our host said, "Shall we retire to the drawing room?"

[ I ] formal or old-fashioned to go to bed:

It had been a long day, so I retired early.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Departing

abandon
absquatulate
backward
be ready to roll idiom
bog
desertion
drive
go down
hit
piss
push along
push off
ready
road
run
run away
sally
walk off (somewhere)
walk out
without (so much as) a backward glance idiom

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Idiom(s)

retire a number

单词	retire
释义	Contents verb (2) retire (STOP WORKING) retire (LEAVE A PLACE) Contents verb (2) retire (STOP WORKING) retire (LEAVE A PLACE) more…(1) retired Contents verb (4) retire (1) retire (2) retire (3) retire (4) English American Business retireverb uk/rɪˈtaɪər/us/rɪˈtaɪr/ retire verb (STOP WORKING) B1 [ I ] to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health: Since retiring from the company, she has done voluntary work for a charity. He is due to retire as chief executive next year. [ I ] to stop taking part in a race or competition because of illness or injury: She retired from the competition after pulling a leg muscle. [ T often passive ] to make someone leave their job, usually at a time when they are near to the age at which theywould normally stop working, or because of illness: Following the merger, he was retired with a generous pension. More examples He is planning to retire from politics next year. Most female models have to retire around the age of 25, whereas a well-preserved man can go on working into his forties. He'll get £50 000 from the company when he retires, which is a tidy sum. She became Emeritus Professor of Linguistics when she retired. He now thinks that retiring early was a stupid thing to do. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Retiring & resigning abdicate attrition bow 1 bow out chuck *chuck sth* in demit drop golden parachute leave the field open for sb idiom natural wastage outgoing pension sb off retiring serve serve sth out stand aside stand down step throw See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Winning, losing & scoring in sport Firing staff retire verb (LEAVE A PLACE) [ I ] formal to leave a room or group of people and go somewhere quiet or private: After dinner our host said, "Shall we retire to the drawing room?" [ I ] formal or old-fashioned to go to bed: It had been a long day, so I retired early. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Departing abandon absquatulate backward be ready to roll idiom bog desertion drive go down hit piss push along push off ready road run run away sally** walk off (somewhere) walk out without (so much as) a backward glance idiom See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Animal physiology: sleep & sleeping Idiom(s) retire a number retireverb us/rɪˈtɑɪər/ retire verb (STOP WORKING) [ I/T ] to leave your job or stop working because of having reached a particular age or because of ill health, or to cause someone or something to stop being employed or used: [ I ] He worked in television after retiring from baseball. [ I ] I’ll be retiring soon. [ T ] The aircraft was retired in 1990. retire verb (LEAVE A PLACE) [ I ] fml to leave a room or group of people and go somewhere quiet or private: The judge retired to her study to review the case. [ I ] fml To retire also means to go to bed. retired adjective [ not gradable ] us/rɪˈtɑɪərd/ He is a retired airline pilot. retireverb uk/rɪˈtaɪər/us [ I ] HR, WORKPLACE to leave your job or stop working, usually because of your age or ill health: She has no plans to retire. retire from sth Jenkins retires from the firm this year. retire as sth Elkin has retired as a director after 12 years on the board retire at sth Can I get hold of the cash in my pension fund before I retire at 65? James had to retire early after suffering three heart attacks in 2007. [ T, often passive ] HR, WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT if an employer retires an employee, they make the employee leave their job, usually because they are near the age at which they would normally stop working, or because they are ill: He was retired early by his firm. Companies typically retire workers at 60 and then hire about half of them back, often at 50-70% of their previous pay. [ T ] FINANCE to pay back a debt or loan completely: The funds were used to retire debt and to finance expansion. Even after the state reduced benefits to workers and raised taxes on employers, it took until 2010 to retire that loan. [ T ] to take a machine or piece of equipment out of use because it is old and no longer useful: The European-made Concorde was retired from British and French service in 2005. Among the other measures is a $35 rebate to retire older refrigerators for newer, more efficient ones.
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