retire
gb/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ/ us/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 2500
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
A2
action
1
Stop working permanently
To stop working for the rest of your life, often because you are old enough.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to retire from [a job/company]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'retire' with 'resign'. 'Retire' means to stop working forever, usually because of age, while 'resign' means to leave a job but you may work again elsewhere.
คำพ้องความหมาย
resign (Resign means to leave a job, but not necessarily permanently or due to age.)
คำตรงข้าม
start work (The opposite in terms of life stage or employment status.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
retire early
|retire at 65
|retire from work
|plan to retire
|forced to retire
หัวข้อ
work
|life stages
|daily life
|daily_life
ตัวอย่าง
- She plans to retire from teaching next year.
- After 40 years with the company, he finally retired.
- Many people dream of retiring early and traveling the world.
- He retired from the army at the age of 50.
- They both retired last summer and moved to the countryside.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- My father will retire next year.
- She wants to retire early.
- He retired from his job in June.
- I will work until I retire.
- They retired and bought a small house.
คำกริยา
B1
action
2
Withdraw before completion
To leave a game, race, or position before it ends.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to retire from [a match/competition/position]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes think this means ending a career, but in sports it can mean leaving just one game early.
คำพ้องความหมาย
withdraw (Neutral term for leaving an activity before it is finished.)
คำตรงข้าม
continue (To keep taking part until the end.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
retire hurt
|retire from the match
|forced to retire
|retire mid-season
หัวข้อ
sports
|work
|events
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The player retired from the match due to injury.
- She retired from the board halfway through her term.
- He had to retire hurt in the second set.
- The champion retired after losing the first two rounds.
- They retired from the tournament for personal reasons.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- He retired from the race because he was sick.
- The tennis player retired hurt.
- She retired from the game early.
- They retired from the contest.
- He retired before the end of the match.
คำกริยา
B2
action
3
Go somewhere private or quiet
To leave and go to a quiet place, usually to rest or sleep.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to retire to [a place]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse this with 'quit' or 'stop working'; here it means simply going somewhere quieter or private.
คำพ้องความหมาย
withdraw (Can mean moving away from a place or group, but not always to rest.)
คำตรงข้าม
enter (To go into a place, often public or active.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
retire to bed
|retire to one's room
|retire for the night
หัวข้อ
daily life
|home
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- After dinner, they retired to the living room for coffee.
- Feeling tired, she retired early to bed.
- He retired to his study to work in peace.
- The guests retired upstairs for the night.
- They retired to a quiet corner to talk privately.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I will retire to my room now.
- She retired early last night.
- They retired to bed after dinner.
- He retired to his office.
- We retired for the night.
คำกริยา
technical
C1
action
4
Remove player from play (baseball)
In baseball, to make an opposing player out so they cannot keep playing that turn.
คำพ้องความหมาย
put out (Common baseball term for making an out.)
คำตรงข้าม
keep in play (To allow the player to continue their turn.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
retire the side
|retire the batter
หัวข้อ
sports
ตัวอย่าง
- The pitcher retired the side in order.
- He retired three batters in a row.
- They managed to retire the runner at second base.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The pitcher retired the batter.
- They retired the side quickly.
- He retired three players this inning.
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retire
IPA
GB/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ/
US/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
re - tire (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tire)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: retire
- 3rd Person Singular: retires
- Present Participle: retiring
- Past: retired
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
retires
verb
retiring
verb
retired
verb
Core family
retirement
noun B1
Related words
retiree
noun B1
วลีและสำนวน
retire for the night
1/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ fɚ ðə nˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
Go to bed for sleep
To go to bed at night to sleep.
ตัวอย่าง
- It's late — I think I'll retire for the night.
- They all retired for the night after the meeting.
retire hurt
1/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ hˈɚt/
fixed phrase
Leave match due to injury
To stop playing in a sports game because you are injured.
ตัวอย่าง
- The cricket batsman had to retire hurt after being struck by the ball.
- She retired hurt in the second set of the tennis match.
retire into obscurity
1/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ ˈɪntu əbskjˈʊɹəti/
fixed phrase
Withdraw from public life completely
To stop being famous and live a private life without public attention.
ตัวอย่าง
- After his last film, the actor chose to retire into obscurity.
- She retired into obscurity after leaving politics.