Superannuate

[,suːpə'rænjʊeɪt;'sjuː-]

解释:

(verb.) retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity.

(verb.) become obsolete.

(verb.) declare to be obsolete.

(verb.) retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability.

手打:苏珊--From WordNet

解释:

(v. t.) To impair or disquality on account of age or infirmity.

(v. t.) To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.

(v. i.) To last beyond the year; -- said of annual plants.

格斯编辑

解释:

v.t. to impair or disqualify by living beyond the years of service or by old age: to pension on account of old age or infirmity.—v.i. to become incapacitated by long service.—n. Superannuā′tion state of being superannuated: the allowance granted in consideration of such.

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