Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples.
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n. 退休，退職;引退，隱居;退隱處;
?? re 回、向后 + tire 疲勞+ ment 表示行為、行為的過程或結果 → n.退休, 引退, 退卻, 撤退
"retirement and the consequential reduction in income"
退休與隨之而來的收入減少
近義：pension, superannuation, pullback, pullout, recoil, retreat
num. 六十;
?? six六+ty十 →六十
"She was in continuous employment until the age of sixty-five."
她連續不斷地受雇于人，一直工作到六十五歲。
近義：threescore
adj. 可笑的，荒謬的;荒唐的，愚蠢的;胡枝扯葉;
?? rid笑+ic...的+ulous多…的→多笑的→可笑的
"She speaks in this ridiculous mockney accent."
她模仿倫敦東區人的口音拿腔拿調地說話。
近義：inane, irrational, laughable, ludicrous, absurd, preposterous
反義：artistic, lordly, neat, perky, poised, posh
adv. 仍，仍然;更，還要;靜靜地;〈詩〉常，不斷地;
adj. 不動的，靜止的;不狂暴的，溫柔的;沒有活力的，死氣沉沉的;
n. 平靜，寂靜;劇照;靜止攝影;蒸餾器;
vt.& vi. （使某物）平靜下來，安靜;〈古〉燒（酒），蒸餾;
conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
盡管快80歲了，他還是十分活躍。
近義：hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
反義：incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset