retirere•tire /rɪ'taɪəʳ/

vi

1. 退休；退职；退伍

• He retired from the army last year. 他去年退伍。

2. 正式 离开到安静的地方去；退下

• The jury retired from the court to consider its verdict. 陪审团已从法庭退出，以便考虑如何裁决。

3. 退出(比赛等)

• She was forced to retire from the competition due to a hand injury. 她因手伤不得不退出比赛。

4. 文 就寝，上床睡觉

• Last night I retired early. 我昨晚早早地就上床睡觉了。

5. (军队)撤退，退却

• Each side retired fifteen kilometres from the frontier. 双方各自从边界线后退了十五公里。

vt

1. 常用被动 使退休；使退职；使退役

• She was retired on full pay. 她以全薪退休。

• The army retired him as a major-general. 他以上将军衔退役。

2. 使后退，使退却

• The general retired all his troops. 将军将部队全部撤回。

词组retire into oneself 不和人交往