retire

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ɹɪˈtaɪə/    美 /ɹəˈtaɪɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired. rare
  2. A place to which one retires.
  3. A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back. dated
    — At the retire, the cavalry fell back.
动词 v.
  1. To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness. intransitive
    — Having made a large fortune, he retired.
  2. To fit (a vehicle) with new tires. US,transitive
  3. To stop playing their sport and in competitions a sports player. intransitive
    — I have decided to retire from football at the end of the season after the World Cup.
  4. To withdraw; to take away. reflexive,sometimes,transitive
    — He […] retired himself, his wife, and children into a forest.
    The New Arcadia
  5. To cease use or production of something. transitive
    — The steamship made thousands of trips over several decades before it was retired by the shipping company.
  6. To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay. transitive
    — The central bank retired those notes five years ago.
  7. To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list. transitive
    — The board retired the old major.
  8. To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat. intransitive
    — Jones retired in favour of Smith.
  9. To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout. Also, when such an event ends a team's turn at bat. transitive
    — Jones retired Smith 6-3.
  10. To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy. intransitive
    — I will retire to the study.
  11. To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure. intransitive
    — to retire from battle
  12. To recede; to fall or bend back. intransitive
    — Past the point, the shore retires into a sequence of coves.
  13. To go to bed. intransitive
    — I will retire for the night.

词形变化

retires present,singular,third-person retiring participle,present retired participle,past retired past retires plural retires present,singular,third-person retiring participle,present retired participle,past retired past retyre alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
retire hurt retirable retiral retirant retiree retirer retire the side unretire
相关词
retirement tirer

词源

词源 1
From Middle French retirer (“draw back”), from Old French retirer, built from re- (“back”) + tirer (“draw, pull”), the latter from Vulgar Latin *tīrāre, of highly uncertain origin.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
English tire
English retire
From re- + tire.
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