retire
/ri'taiә/
高考四级六级考研托福牛津3000核心词汇
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中文释义

n. 隐居

vi. 引退, 退役, 退休, 退去, 撤退, 退却

vt. 使...撤退, 辞退

英文释义

v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

v. withdraw from active participation

v. withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds

v. make (someone) retire

近义词辨析
这组词都有“退下、退却”的意思,其区别是: - retreat: 含消极意味,多指被迫采取退下或退却的行动。 - withdraw: 侧重因某种原因而有意离开,常含礼貌、谦恭等理由。也指军队的撤退。 - retire: 指从公开或公共场合退下到私下场所,也指被免除职务或自动辞职、退役等。