Retire

[rɪ'taɪə] or [rɪ'taɪɚ]

解釋/意思:

(verb.) cause to get out; 'The pitcher retired three batters'; 'the runner was put out at third base'.

(verb.) lose interest; 'he retired from life when his wife died'.

(verb.) dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); 'She finally retired that old coat'.

(verb.) go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; 'He retired at age 68'.

(verb.) withdraw from active participation; 'He retired from chess'.

(verb.) make (someone) retire; 'The director was retired after the scandal'.

(verb.) withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds.

編輯:卡罗尔--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.

(v. t.) To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note.

(v. t.) To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list; as, to retire a military or naval officer.

(v. i.) To go back or return; to draw back or away; to keep aloof; to withdraw or retreat, as from observation; to go into privacy; as, to retire to his home; to retire from the world, or from notice.

(v. i.) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle.

(v. i.) To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired.

(v. i.) To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs.

(v. i.) To go to bed; as, he usually retires early.

(n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires.

(n.) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.

布伦达編輯

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. (Com.) Withdraw from circulation (as currency).

v. n. [1]. Withdraw, depart, retreat, remove.[2]. Recede, retrocede, fall back, beat a retreat, sound a retreat, take the back track.

乔迪校對

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Withdraw, retreat, depart, secede, shrink, repair

ANT:Approach, advance

乔安妮手打

解釋/意思:

v.i. to draw back: to retreat: to recede: to go to bed.—v.t. to withdraw from circulation as to retire a bill: to cause to retire.—n. a call sounded on a bugle: act of retiring: retreat: (obs.) a place of retreat.—n. Retī′ral the act of taking up a bill when due.—adj. Retired′ withdrawn: secluded: private: withdrawn from business.—adv. Retired′ly.—ns. Retired′ness; Retire′ment act of retiring or withdrawing from society or from public life or of an army: state of being retired: solitude: privacy.—p.adj. Retir′ing reserved: unobtrusive: retreating: modest: given to one who retires from a public office or service.—Retired list a list of officers who are relieved from active service but receive a certain amount of pay.

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