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retire
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- Conjugation :
past
retired
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retiring
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- retire
[rɪ'taɪər]
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1.
vi.
(give up work) 退休
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2.
vi.
[frm]
(withdraw) 离开
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3.
vi.
[frm]
(go to bed) 就寝
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- retire
[rɪˈtaɪər]
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1.
vi.
退休；退职
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He retired at age 68.
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他68岁时退休。
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2.
vi.
退役
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He retired from chess.
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他退出棋坛。
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3.
vi.
撤退，退却
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4.
vt.
收回，停止发行
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5.
vi.
休会；休庭
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The men retired to the library.
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这些人隐退到图书馆了。
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6.
vi.
使……离职，使……退隐
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The director was retired after the scandal.
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这名董事在发生丑闻后退休了。
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7.
vt.
处理掉，停止使用
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She finally retired that old coat.
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她最终淘汰了那件旧外衣。
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8.
vi.
失去兴趣
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He retired from life when his wife died.
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他妻子死后，他就隐居了。
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9.
vt.
[Sports]
使退出
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10.
vt.
[Baseball]
使出局
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The pitcher retired three batters.
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这名棒球投手使三个击球手出局。
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11.
vi.
就寝
Collins English-English Dictionary
- retire
[rɪ'taɪə]
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1.
vb
[mainly intr]
[also tr]
to give up or to cause (a person) to give up his work, a post, etc, esp on reaching pensionable age (in Britain and Australia usually 65 for men, 60 for women)
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2.
vb
to go away, as into seclusion, for recuperation, etc
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3.
vb
to go to bed
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4.
vb
to recede or disappear
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the sun retired behind the clouds
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5.
vb
to withdraw from a sporting contest, esp because of injury
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6.
vb
[also tr]
to pull back (troops, etc) from battle or an exposed position or (of troops, etc) to fall back
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7.
vt.
[tr]
to remove (bills, bonds, shares, etc) from circulation by taking them up and paying for them
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8.
vt.
to remove (money) from circulation
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9.
vt.
[Etymology]
C16: from French retirer, from Old French re- + tirer to pull, draw
Examples
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to retire troops from an action
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命部队退出战斗
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to retire outdated machinery
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把那些过时的老机器报废
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I just want to sell out my share of the business and retire.
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我只想卖掉自己的股份，然后颐养天年。
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He decided to retire from the world after his busy life as an actor.
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演艺生涯结束后他决定遁世隐居
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I generally retire at eleven.
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我一般十一点就寝。
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I decided to retire early with a book.
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我决定带本书早点就寝.
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After the attack, the TF will retire to at full speed.
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攻击结束后，这个编队将以最高速度撤退。
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Why do they scoff at the idea that he will retire next year?
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他们为什么嘲笑他将在明年退休的想法?
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Ill health obliged him to retire at the age of 52.
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身体不健康使他不得不在52岁时退休了。
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A corporation may purchase its own common stock or preferred stock and retire it by canceling the stock certificates.
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公司可以购买自己已发行的普通股或有限股，并将其取消以收回股票。
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