retirement
/rɪˈtaɪəmənt/noun
mass noun
1
- the action or fact of leaving one's job and ceasing to work退休; 退职; 退役:
a man nearing retirement
快退休的人
count noun the library has seen a large number of retirements this year.图书馆今年有许多人退了休。
1.1
- the period of one's life after leaving one's job and ceasing to work退休生活:
he spent much of his retirement travelling in Europe.
他退休后大部分时间在欧洲旅行。
1.2
- the action or fact of ceasing to play a sport competitively(运动员)停止参赛, 退役。
2
- the withdrawal of a jury from the courtroom to decide their verdict(陪审团)退庭表决。
2.1
- count noun the period of time during which a jury decides their verdict退庭表决时间:
a three-hour retirement.
三个小时的退庭表决时间。
3
- seclusion引退, 退隐:
he lived in retirement in Kent.
他幽居在肯特郡。
3.1
- count noun archaic a secluded or private place〈古〉退隐处, 隐蔽处:
Exmouth, where he has a sweet country retirement.
埃克斯茅斯, 在那里他有一个舒适的乡村隐居住所。