Don't simply retire from something; have something to retire to.
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adv. 簡單地，樸素地;（引出概括或解釋）不過，僅僅;簡直;<非正>實在;
?? sim一次 + ply 折疊 →折一次 → ad.簡單地；樸素地
"The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more."
這架時鐘純屬擺設，它再也不走了。
近義：just, merely, only, purely, solely, but
反義：elaborately, painfully, wearisomely, challengingly, hardly
vi. 退休;撤退;后退，退卻;
vt. 退休，退隱;使撤退;收回;
n. 退休;退隱;退兵信號;
?? re回，向后+tir拉+e→拉回去→退休；撤退
"She was forced to retire early from teaching because of ill health."
她由于身體不好而被迫早早地從教學崗位上退休。
近義：recede, retreat, withdraw, pension, superannuate, leave
反義：rise, stand, uprise, join, league, associate