retire

verb

/rɪˈtaɪə(r)/

/rɪˈtaɪər/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they retire	/rɪˈtaɪə(r)/ /rɪˈtaɪər/
he / she / it retires	/rɪˈtaɪəz/ /rɪˈtaɪərz/
past simple retired	/rɪˈtaɪəd/ /rɪˈtaɪərd/
past participle retired	/rɪˈtaɪəd/ /rɪˈtaɪərd/
-ing form retiring	/rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ/ /rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ/

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from job工作

[intransitive, transitive] to leave your job and stop working, especially because you have reached a particular age or because you are ill; to tell somebody they must stop doing their job（令）退职；（使）退休

He is retiring next year after 30 years with the company.他在这家公司工作了30年，明年就要退休了。
The company's official retiring age is 65.公司正式的退休年龄为 65 岁。
Lots of teachers like me expected to retire on a full pension.像我这样的许多老师都希望靠全额退休金退休。
retire from something 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。
She retired from politics after her second term in office. 她在第二个任期后退出政坛。
retire to something 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。
retire as something 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。
retire somebody She was retired on medical grounds.她由于健康原因被安排退休了。

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As for me, I am quite ready to retire.至于我，我已做好了退休的准备。
He is hoping to retire early on medical grounds.他希望以健康原因为由提前退休。
He recently retired as CEO of the company.他最近从公司首席执行官的位置上退休了。
He recently retired as head teacher of their school.他最近以校长的身分退休了。
I'm hoping to retire in about five years.我希望大约 5 年后退休。
In a few years, I'll be eligible to retire.再过几年我就可以退休了。
Most employees retire at 60.大多数雇员 60 岁退休。
Mr McNeil is due to retire later this month.麦克尼尔先生这个月晚些时候就该退休了。
She recently retired from teaching.她最近从教师岗位上退休了。
She has decided to retire from international tennis.她已决定从国际网坛退役。
He officially retired from the day-to-day operations of his company.他正式退出了公司的日常经营。
She retired from the bank last year.她去年从银行退休了。
She simply couldn't afford to retire at sixty.她到 60 岁根本退不起休。
She's on course to retire quite comfortably by the time she's 55.等她到了 55 岁就有可能过上非常舒适的退休生活。
a newly retired couple刚退休的夫妇
He was medically retired at the age of 55.他 55 岁时就办理病退了。

Topics Life stagesb1, Jobsb1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

early
recently
officially
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verb + retire

be forced to
be obliged to
have to
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preposition

as
at
from
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phrases

newly retired
recently retired
be medically retired
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in sport体育运动

[intransitive] to stop competing during a game, race, etc., usually because you are injured（因伤）退出（比赛等）

retire (from something) 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。
+ adj. 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。