retire
/rɪˈtaɪə(r)/verb
1
- no obj. leave one's job and cease to work, typically upon reaching the normal age for leaving service退休; 退职; 退役：
he retired from the Navy in 1966.
1966年他从海军退役。
1.1
- with obj. compel (an employee) to leave their job, especially before they have reached such an age使退休（尤指提前）：
the Home Office retired him.
内政部让他提前退休。
1.2
- (of a sports player) cease to play competitively（运动员）不再参加比赛, 退役：
he retired from football several years ago.
他几年前退出了足坛。
1.3
- (of a sports player) withdraw from a race or match, typically as a result of accident or injury（尤指运动员由于事故或受伤）退出比赛：
he was forced to retire with a damaged oil tank
由于一个油箱损坏, 他被迫退出了比赛
with complement Stewart retired hurt.斯图尔特因受伤退出比赛。
1.4
- with obj. Baseball put out (a batter); cause (a side) to end a turn at bat【棒球】使（击球员, 击球方）出局：
Dopson retired twelve batters in a row.
多普森连续让对方12名击球手出局。
1.5
- with obj. Economics withdraw (a bill or note) from circulation or currency【经济】收回（票据, 纸币）, 使停止流通。
1.6
- Finance pay off or cancel (a debt)【财政】清偿, 付清（债务）：
the debt is to be retired from state gaming-tax receipts.
这笔债务将从国家赌博税收入中清偿。
2
- withdraw to or from a particular place离开, 去到：
she retired into the bathroom with her toothbrush.
她拿着牙刷去了卫生间。
2.1
- (of a military force) retreat from an enemy or an attacking position（军队）撤退：
lack of numbers compelled the British force to retire.
因为寡不敌众, 英军被迫撤退。
2.2
- with obj. order (a military force) to retreat命令（部队）撤退：
the general retired all his troops.
将军命令所有部队全部撤退。
2.3
- (of a jury) leave the courtroom to decide the verdict of a trial（陪审团）退庭表决。
2.4
- go to bed就寝, 去睡觉：
everyone retired early that night.
那天晚上大家都睡得很早。
派生词
retirer
noun词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'withdraw (to a place of safety or seclusion)'）： from French retirer, from re- 'back' + tirer 'draw'.