retire
gb/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ/ us/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ/
A2
Anh
~ 2500
nyugdíjba megy, nyugdíjba vonul, visszalép, felad, visszavonul, lefekszik, kiejt
ĐỘNG TỪ
A2
1
Mẫu sử dụng:
to retire from [a job/company]
She plans to retire from teaching next year.
Jövőre nyugdíjba megy, és abbahagyja a tanítást.
After 40 years with the company, he finally retired.
A cégnél eltöltött 40 év után végre nyugdíjba vonult.
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.
Ví dụ cho người học
My father will retire next year.
Apám jövőre nyugdíjba megy.
She wants to retire early.
Korán szeretne nyugdíjba menni.
He retired from his job in June.
I will work until I retire.
They retired and bought a small house.
Lỗi thường gặp:
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.
Nghĩa
Stop working permanently
Cụm từ đi kèm
retire early
|retire at 65
|retire from work
|plan to retire
|forced to retire
Từ đồng nghĩa
resign (Resign means to leave a job, but not necessarily permanently or due to age.)
Từ trái nghĩa
start work (The opposite in terms of life stage or employment status.)
Chủ đề
work
|life stages
|daily life
|daily_life
Định nghĩa
To stop working for the rest of your life, often because you are old enough.
To leave one's job and stop working permanently, usually because of age or long service.
ĐỘNG TỪ
B1
2
Mẫu sử dụng:
to retire from [a match/competition/position]
The player retired from the match due to injury.
A játékos sérülés miatt feladta a mérkőzést.
She retired from the board halfway through her term.
Mandátuma felénél visszalépett az igazgatótanácsból.
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.
Ví dụ cho người học
He retired from the race because he was sick.
Betegsége miatt feladta a versenyt.
The tennis player retired hurt.
A teniszező sérülés miatt feladta a mérkőzést.
She retired from the game early.
They retired from the contest.
He retired before the end of the match.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes think this means ending a career, but in sports it can mean leaving just one game early.
Nghĩa
Withdraw before completion
Cụm từ đi kèm
retire hurt
|retire from the match
|forced to retire
|retire mid-season
Từ đồng nghĩa
withdraw (Neutral term for leaving an activity before it is finished.)
Từ trái nghĩa
continue (To keep taking part until the end.)
Chủ đề
sports
|work
|events
|core_vocabulary
Định nghĩa
To leave a game, race, or position before it ends.
To stop taking part in an activity, competition, or position before it is finished.
ĐỘNG TỪ
B2
3
visszavonul
B2
lefekszik
A2
Mẫu sử dụng:
to retire to [a place]
After dinner, they retired to the living room for coffee.
Vacsora után visszavonultak a nappaliba kávézni.
Feeling tired, she retired early to bed.
Mivel fáradtnak érezte magát, korán lefeküdt.
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.
Ví dụ cho người học
I will retire to my room now.
Most visszavonulok a szobámba.
She retired early last night.
Tegnap este korán lefeküdt.
They retired to bed after dinner.
He retired to his office.
We retired for the night.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may confuse this with 'quit' or 'stop working'; here it means simply going somewhere quieter or private.
Nghĩa
Go somewhere private or quiet
Cụm từ đi kèm
retire to bed
|retire to one's room
|retire for the night
Từ đồng nghĩa
withdraw (Can mean moving away from a place or group, but not always to rest.)
Từ trái nghĩa
enter (To go into a place, often public or active.)
Chủ đề
daily life
|home
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Định nghĩa
To leave and go to a quiet place, usually to rest or sleep.
To go away to a quieter or more private place, often to rest or sleep.
ĐỘNG TỪ
C1
TECHNICAL
4
kiejt
B2
The pitcher retired the side in order.
A dobó sorrendben kiejtette mindhárom ütőt.
He retired three batters in a row.
Három ütőt ejtett ki egymás után.
They managed to retire the runner at second base.
Ví dụ cho người học
The pitcher retired the batter.
A dobó kiejtette az ütőt.
They retired the side quickly.
Gyorsan kiejtették mindhárom ütőt.
He retired three players this inning.
Nghĩa
Remove player from play (baseball)
Cụm từ đi kèm
retire the side
|retire the batter
Từ đồng nghĩa
put out (Common baseball term for making an out.)
Từ trái nghĩa
keep in play (To allow the player to continue their turn.)
Chủ đề
sports
Định nghĩa
In baseball, to make an opposing player out so they cannot keep playing that turn.
In baseball, to put an opposing player out so they can no longer continue that play.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
retire
IPA
GB/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ/
US/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
re - tire (2 âm tiết)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tire)
Các dạng từ
Verb
- Base: retire
- 3rd Person Singular: retires
- Present Participle: retiring
- Past: retired
Họ từ
Forms
retires
verb
retiring
verb
retired
verb
Core family
retirement
noun B1
Related words
retiree
noun B1
Cách diễn đạt
retire for the night
1/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ fɚ ðə nˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
Go to bed for sleep
To go to bed at night to sleep.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- After his last film, the actor chose to retire into obscurity.
- She retired into obscurity after leaving politics.