Retire
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第2級
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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;
?? 詞根助記
re回，向后+tir拉+e→拉回去→退休；撤退
?? 例句
Ill health obliged him to retire at the age of fiftytwo.
身體不健康使他不得不在52歲時退休了。
After I retire I'm going to locate in California.
退休后我打算在加州定居。
I' m not contemplating retiring ( ie I do not intend to retire ) yet.
我尚未考慮退休問題.
Why do they scoff at the idea that he will retire next year?
他們為什么嘲笑他將在明年退休的想法?
The government retires worn or torn dollar bills from use.
政府將破損的美鈔收回作廢。
?? 聯想助記
【串】re(諧音“阿姨”)很tire(疲勞),申請retire(退休),放下entire(全部的)工作,at(在)attire(服裝)上下功夫
【記】※ tire-輪胎,retire-退休:輪胎老化了,該退休了
※ re-諧音“阿姨”,tire-疲倦:阿姨疲倦了,是該退休了
※ re-諧音“熱”,tire-累:勞動之中又熱又累,只得退出準備就寢
? 同義詞
?? 反義詞
?? 牛津釋義
retire
v
1
(a) [I, Ipr] ~ (from sth) give up one's regular work, esp because of age 退職;退役; （尤指）退休
retire early, ie before reaching retirement age 提前退休（未達退休年齡）
retire on a pension at 65 於65歲時退休領取養老金
He will retire from the army/his directorship next year. 他明年從部隊退役[從主管職位上退休].
the retiring union leader 行將退休的工會領導人.
(b) [Tn esp passive 尤用於被動語態]
cause (an employee) to do this 使（雇員）退職或退休
I was retired on full pay. 給我全薪讓我退休了. Cf 參看 resign 1.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (from...) (to...) (fml 文) (of an army, etc) withdraw voluntarily, esp in order to reorganize, etc （指軍隊等）主動撤退（尤指以休整等為目的）
Our forces retired to prepared positions. 我們的部隊撤退到既設陣地上. Cf 參看 retreat.
3 [I, Ipr]
(a) ~ (from...) (to...) (fml 文) retreat or go away, esp to somewhere quiet or private 退下, 退出, 離開（尤指到僻靜處）
The jury retired (from the courtroom) to consider their verdict. 陪審團退庭以考慮如何裁斷.
After lunch he retired to his study. 他午飯後就到書房去了.
(b) ~ (to sth) (fml or joc 文或謔) go to bed 就寢
I decided to retire early with a book. 我決定帶本書早點就寢.
4 [La, I, Ipr]
~ (from sth) (in sport) withdraw voluntarily from a game, match, etc （體育運動中）主動退出比賽等
The boxer retired from the contest with eye injuries. 該拳擊手因眼部受傷而退出比賽.
The batsman retired hurt. 擊球員因傷退場.
?? 考研助記
阿姨(re)累了(tire)是該 退休了 re(往回)+tire(轉):雙轉回來了 退休
?? 擴展釋義
*[ri'tai?]n. 隱居vi. 引退, 退役, 退休, 退去, 撤退, 退卻vt. 使...撤退, 辭退【法】 收回, 退休, 退職; 隱居, 隱退, 退休相關詞組: retire into oneself
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Only one hundred and twenty-one votes!
僅僅一百二十一票！
Omph!
唔！
We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.
我們已經習慣于相信火車總是準點的。