1 VERB 退休;退职 When older people retire, they leave their job and usually stop working completely. 退休;退职
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At the age when most people retire, he is ready to face a new career. [VERB]
在大多数人都退休的年龄，他却准备好面对新的职业。
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Although their careers are important many said they plan to retire at 50. [VERB]
虽然事业很重要，但很多人都说他们打算50岁退休。
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In 1974 he retired from the museum. [VERB + from]
他1974年从博物馆退休了。
SYN stop working, give up work, reach retirement age, be pensioned off
2 VERB （从体育运动中）退役;退出（比赛） When a sports player retires from their sport, they stop playing in competitions. When they retire from a race or a match, they stop competing in it. （从体育运动中）退役;退出（比赛） [Also VERB]
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I have decided to retire from Formula One racing at the end of the season. [VERB + from]
我已经决定在这个赛季末结束一级方程式赛车生涯。
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One of the most serious injuries was to Simon Littlejohn, who was forced to retire from the race with a leg injury. [VERB from noun]
伤势最重的人之一是西蒙·利特尔约翰，他腿部受伤，被迫退出了比赛。
SYN retreat, withdraw, pull out, give way
3 VERB 退出，离开（去别的地方） If you retire to another room or place, you go there. 退出，离开（去别的地方） [formal]
4 VERB 退庭;休庭 When a jury in a court of law retires, the members of it leave the court in order to decide whether someone is guilty or innocent. 退庭;休庭
5 VERB 就寝 When you retire, you go to bed. 就寝 [formal]
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She retires early most nights, exhausted. [VERB]
她大多数晚上都觉得精疲力尽，很早就睡了。
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Some time after midnight, he retired to bed. [VERB + to]
午夜过后，他上床就寝。
SYN go to bed, turn in [informal] , go to sleep, hit the sack [slang]
6 See also: retired retiring →see usage note at: resign
| Thesaurus | retire Also look up: |
| VERB. | finish, leave, stop, quit 1 2 |
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