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  • v. 退休;撤退;离去;就寝;主动退出比赛;收回(货币);赎回(票据)
  • n. 退休,退职
  • 记忆方法

    谐音记忆法
    re=阿姨;tire累了=阿姨累了,想退休,退休的意思。
    联想记忆法
    还可以re想成“阿姨”,tire想成“疲倦”(阿姨感到疲倦了,所以退休了)。
    词源词缀法
    来源于古法语retirer(退缩)。re-,向后,往回,-tir,拉,词源同tirade,tier.即向后拉,引申词义撤退,撤离,后用于指退休。
      verb(动词)
      1. [ I ] 退休;退职;退役
      2. [ I ] (因伤病)退出(比赛)
      3. [ T often passive ] (通常指在雇员接近退休年龄或生病时)使退职,辞退,使退休
      4. [ I ] 离开;退下;退出
      5. [ I ] 就寝;上床睡觉

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. [ I ] 退休;退职;退役

      Since retiring from the company, she has done voluntary work for a charity.

      从公司退休后,她就一直在为一家慈善机构做志愿工作。

      He is due to retire as chief executive next year.

      明年他就该从总裁职位上退下来了。

    2. [ I ] (因伤病)退出(比赛)

      She retired from the competition after pulling a leg muscle.

      她因腿部肌肉拉伤退出了比赛。

    3. [ T often passive ] (通常指在雇员接近退休年龄或生病时)使退职,辞退,使退休

      Following the merger, he was retired with a generous pension.

      在合并后,他拿了一笔丰厚的养老金后被辞退了。

    4. [ I ] 离开;退下;退出

      After dinner our host said, “Shall we retire to the drawing room?”

      晚餐过后主人说道,“我们到休息室去好不好?”

    5. [ I ] 就寝;上床睡觉

      It had been a long day, so I retired early.

      那天我工作了很长时间,所以早早便上床睡觉了。

    小知识

    If you stop working by choice and leave your position or occupation, you retire. If you are lucky, you can retire early in order to sail around the world, but most people can't retire until they are old enough to collect retirement benefits.

    If you go to bed in the evening, you retire. If your younger siblings are being loud and obnoxious, you can retire to the basement to get some privacy and quiet. If something is withdrawn from circulation, it can also be retired. When a beloved player leaves a sports team, often the number assigned to him or her is retired and no one else can use that number.

    实用短语

    1. nancy will retire next year

      南希明年就退休了,北希来岁就退戚了,南希亮年就退戚了

    2. retire bill

      赎票

    3. retire from age

      告老

    4. retire from the leading post

      退居二线

    5. retire from

      退休,退出,从…退休,从……退休

    6. to retire

      退休,离休,停止工作享受余生,敛迹

    7. directed to retire

      指令退休

    8. retire into oneself

      不与人交往

    常用短语

    1. retire from

      从……退休

    2. retire into oneself

      退隐,沉默;(沉湎于自己的思想而)离群索居,source:21世纪

    单词用法

    词语辨析
    以下这些动词均包含”退下,退却”的意思
    retire:指从公开或公共场合退下到私下场所,也指被免除职务或自动辞职、退役等。
    retreat:含消极意味,多指被迫采取退下或退却的行动。
    withdraw:侧重因某种原因而有意离开,常含礼貌、谦恭等理由。也指军队的撤退。
    同根词汇
    retirement n.退休

    词根词缀

    词根: tir

    =draw,表示”拉”

    • adj.

      entire 完全的,全部的,完整的

      en全部+tir拉+e→拉进去,不遗留

      retired 退役的

      retire[v.退休,引退;退却,撤退;就寝]+ed……的→adj.退役的 v.退休

    • adv.

      entirely 完全地, 全然地, 一概地

      entire[adj.完全的,全部的,完整的]+ly表副词→adv.完全地, 全然地, 一概地

    • n.

      attire 衣服

      at强调动作+tir拉+e→把衣服拉直→打扮

      tirade 长篇的攻击性演说

      tir拉+ade表名词→把[话]拉长

    • v.

      attire 穿着,装扮

      at强调动作+tir拉+e→把衣服拉直→打扮

      retire 退休,引退;退却,撤退;就寝

      re回+tir拉+e→拉回去,退休

      retired 退休

      retire[v.退休,引退;退却,撤退;就寝]+ed……的→adj.退役的 v.退休

    同义词辨析

    retire, retreat, withdraw

    这些动词均含”退下,退却”之意。

    • retire: 指从公开或公共场合退下到私下场所,也指被免除职务或自动辞职、退役等。
    • retreat: 含消极意味,多指被迫采取退下或退却的行动。
    • withdraw: 侧重因某种原因而有意离开,常含礼貌、谦恭等理由。也指军队的撤退。

    同义词

    vt.撤回

    expel  /  discharge  /  withdraw  /  suspend  /  dismiss  /  remove

    vt.撤退

    recede  /  retreat

    vt.离开;退休

    abdicate  /  relinquish  /  quit  /  vacate  /  resign

    vi.就寝

    go  /  to  /  bed

    其他释义

    go  /  quit  /  resign  /  to  /  discharge  /  recede  /  relinquish  /  vacate  /  remove  /  bed  /  abdicate  /  suspend  /  release  /  withdraw  /  expel  /  dismiss  /  retreat

    同根词

    词根:retire

    adj.

    retired退休的;退役的;幽闭的

    retiring退休的;不善社交的;过隐居生活的

    n.

    retirement退休,退役

    v.

    retired退休(retire的过去分词)

    retiring退休(retire的ing形式)