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re·tire /rɪˈtaɪə(r)/ vi. | vt. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vi.
1. 退休；退职；退役
retire (on a pension) at the age of 60 60岁时(领退休金)退休
retire at full salary 领全薪退休
retire from the editorship (the sea) 从编辑(航海)生涯退下来
Politicians often retire to money, cashing in on favours done while they were in office. 政治家们往往在退出政界后转而去搞钱，把在位时放出的人情债一一收回来。
retire from office in disgrace 受到退职处分
2. 退出，退下；引退，退隐
The overthrown rulers retired quietly from the scene. 被推翻的统治者们无声无息地退出了历史舞台。
The U.S. President usually retires to Camp David at weekends. 美国总统一般到戴维营过周末。
They met and retired to a nearby park. 他们见面后便往附近的一个公园去了。
The ladies retired, and the men went on drinking and smoking. 女士们离席退出，先生们则继续喝酒抽烟。
He retired mentally in the thin veil of smoke that rose across his face. 面前轻烟缭绕，他陷入了神思。
3. 后退；退却，撤退
The jury retired to consider their verdict. 陪审团退出去议定如何裁断。
Each side retired fifteen kilometres from the frontier. 双方各自从边界线后退15公里。
Aircraft were fighting, retiring, fighting again — with the twenty-two squadrons fully engaged. 飞机起飞参战，撤回后再次起飞参战——22个飞行中队全部投入了战斗。
4. 就寝，上床睡眠
Finally he retired for the night. 最后，他上床睡觉去了。
I like to retire early whenever I can. 只要可能我就喜欢早睡。
5. 远去；隐没
Gradually the shore retired from view. 海岸渐渐远去而看不见了。
The sun retired behind the clouds. 太阳隐没在云层后面。
6. 【板】出局
❷ vt.
1. 使退休；使退职；令…退役；(尤指雇主在雇员达退休年龄前允发给退休金而将其)辞退
Brain workers are retired at 60. 脑力劳动者60岁退休。
The army retired him as a major-general the moment he reached 55. 他一到55岁陆军就授他以少将军衔令他退役。
be retired before time 不到年龄被打发退休
The company is retiring people at the top end and getting young people in at the bottom. 公司正在上层裁员，而在底层招收年轻员工。
2. 使后退；使退却，撤回
retire troops from an action 将部队撤出战斗
3. 收回(货币)；清偿(证券等)；赎回(票据)
The government retires worn and torn paper money from use. 政府把破损的纸币收回作废。
retire some of the loans 清偿部分贷款
He retired the mortgage and was free of debt. 他付清了抵押贷款，不再欠债了。
4. 停止使用，使报废
The racehorse will have to be retired. 这匹赛马将不得不从赛场上撤下而永不参赛了。
He has retired his Western clothes which were required overseas. 他已经不穿海外需穿的西式服装了。
The company retired fourteen old, inefficient blast furnaces in the last five years. 过去5年中公司报废了14座陈旧低效的高炉。
5. 【棒】【板】使(击球员、击球方)出局
6. 赢得并可永久保持(优胜奖杯等)
II n.
〈书〉
1. 退隐处；隐蔽去处
2. 退隐，遁世
[< Fr retirer < RE- + OFr tirer to pull, draw] phr. retire hurt 【板】(在球门区)受伤出局 retire into oneself 不与人交往；默不作声 She just retired into herself and made everyone uncomfortable. 她就这么独自在那儿发愣，弄得大家感到极不自在。 |