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retire

🇬🇧 UK/ri'taiә/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kTOEFLA2

Definitions

v.

To permanently stop working, usually due to age; to withdraw from a position or competition

退休;退役;撤退

n.

The act of retiring or the state of being retired

退休;隐退

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
tiredraw, pull, withdraw
=retire

Common Collocations

  • 1.retire early提前退休
  • 2.retire from work从工作中退休
  • 3.retire gracefully体面地退休
  • 4.forced to retire被迫退休

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She plans to retire at sixty and travel the world.

  • 2.

    The veteran soldier retired after thirty years of service.

  • 3.

    The injured athlete was forced to retire from the race.

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