1. | [i][t] (令)退职;(使)退休to stop doing your job, especially because you have reached a particular age or because you are ill/sick; to tell sb they must stop doing their job |
She was forced to retire early from teaching because of ill health. 她由于身体不好而被迫早早地从教学岗位上退休。 | |
The company's official retiring age is 65. 公司正式的退休年龄为 65 岁。 | |
My dream is to retire to a villa in France. 我的梦想是退休后在法国住上一栋别墅。 | |
He has no plans to retire as editor of the magazine. 他还不打算从杂志主编的位子上退休。 | |
She was retired on medical grounds. 她由于健康原因被安排退休了。 |
2. | [i] (因伤)退出(比赛等)to stop competing during a game, race, etc., usually because you are injured |
She fell badly, spraining her ankle, and had to retire. 她摔得很重,扭伤了脚踝,只好退出比赛。 | |
He retired hurt in the first five minutes of the game. 比赛才开始五分钟,他就因伤退场。 |
3. | [i] 离开(尤指去僻静处)to leave a place, especially to go somewhere quieter or more private |
The jury retired to consider the evidence. 陪审团退庭对证据进行评判。 | |
After dinner he likes to retire to his study. 晚饭后,他喜欢躲到书房里去。 |
4. | [i] 撤离,撤退(以进行休整)to move back from a battle in order to organize your soldiers in a different way |
5. | [i] 睡觉;就寝to go to bed |
I retired late that evening. 那天晚上我睡得晚。 |
6. | [t] ~ sb 使(击球员、击球方)出局to make a player or team have to stop their turn at batting |
He retired twelve batters in a row. 他一连使十二个击球手出局。 |