retiring

Word family noun retiree retirement retiracyretiralretirednessretirerretiringnessadjective retired retiring verb retire adverbretiredlyretiringly

re·tir·ing /rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ $ -ˈtaɪrɪŋ/ adjectiveadj

1 SHYsomeone who is retiring does not want to be with other people, especially people they do not know 不合群的；害羞的 SYN shy

As a child, Elizabeth was very shy and retiring.

伊丽莎白小时候非常腼腆害羞。

► see thesaurus at shy

2. the retiring president/manager/director etc BEOLD/NOT NEWa president etc who is soon going to leave their job 即将卸任的总裁/经理/董事等

Examples from the Corpus

the retiring president/manager/director etc• Finally, on November 24, he took over the reins of the Puzzle Palace from the retiring director.

Examples from the Corpus

retiring• Librarians are normally thought of as being retiring.• If she would come for a few years, until she's retiring age.• In his report, the Chairman Reg Simmons thanked the retiring committee for all the work they had done.• Of an extremely retiring disposition, he did not take an active part in public affairs.

From Longman Business Dictionary

retiringre·tir·ing /rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ-ˈtaɪrɪŋ/ adjectiveadj

the retiring manager/president/chairman etc a manager etc who is about to leave their job, usually because they have reached the end of their working life

单词	retiring
释义	retiring Word family noun retiree retirement retiracyretiralretirednessretirerretiringnessadjective retired retiring verb retire adverbretiredlyretiringly re·tir·ing /rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ $ -ˈtaɪrɪŋ/ adjectiveadj 1 SHYsomeone who is retiring does not want to be with other people, especially people they do not know 不合群的；害羞的 SYN shy As a child, Elizabeth was very shy and retiring. 伊丽莎白小时候非常腼腆害羞。 ► see thesaurus at shy 2. the retiring president/manager/director etc BEOLD/NOT NEWa president etc who is soon going to leave their job 即将卸任的总裁/经理/董事等 Examples from the Corpus the retiring president/manager/director etc• Finally, on November 24, he took over the reins of the Puzzle Palace from the retiring director. Examples from the Corpus retiring• Librarians are normally thought of as being retiring.• If she would come for a few years, until she's retiring age.• In his report, the Chairman Reg Simmons thanked the retiring committee for all the work they had done.• Of an extremely retiring disposition, he did not take an active part in public affairs. From Longman Business Dictionary retiringre·tir·ing /rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ-ˈtaɪrɪŋ/ adjectiveadj the retiring manager/president/chairman etc a manager etc who is about to leave their job, usually because they have reached the end of their working life
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