retire
gb/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ/ us/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ/
A2
英语
~ 2500
义项
0 个义项
动词
A2
action
1
Stop working permanently
To stop working for the rest of your life, often because you are old enough.
用法模式：
to retire from [a job/company]
常见错误：
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.
近义词
resign (Resign means to leave a job, but not necessarily permanently or due to age.)
反义词
start work (The opposite in terms of life stage or employment status.)
搭配
retire early
|retire at 65
|retire from work
|plan to retire
|forced to retire
主题
work
|life stages
|daily life
|daily_life
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
动词
B1
action
2
Withdraw before completion
To leave a game, race, or position before it ends.
用法模式：
to retire from [a match/competition/position]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes think this means ending a career, but in sports it can mean leaving just one game early.
近义词
withdraw (Neutral term for leaving an activity before it is finished.)
反义词
continue (To keep taking part until the end.)
搭配
retire hurt
|retire from the match
|forced to retire
|retire mid-season
主题
sports
|work
|events
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
动词
B2
action
3
Go somewhere private or quiet
To leave and go to a quiet place, usually to rest or sleep.
用法模式：
to retire to [a place]
常见错误：
Learners may confuse this with 'quit' or 'stop working'; here it means simply going somewhere quieter or private.
近义词
withdraw (Can mean moving away from a place or group, but not always to rest.)
反义词
enter (To go into a place, often public or active.)
搭配
retire to bed
|retire to one's room
|retire for the night
主题
daily life
|home
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
动词
technical
C1
action
4
Remove player from play (baseball)
In baseball, to make an opposing player out so they cannot keep playing that turn.
近义词
put out (Common baseball term for making an out.)
反义词
keep in play (To allow the player to continue their turn.)
搭配
retire the side
|retire the batter
主题
sports
例句
- The pitcher retired the side in order.
- He retired three batters in a row.
- They managed to retire the runner at second base.
学习者例句
- The pitcher retired the batter.
- They retired the side quickly.
- He retired three players this inning.
语法
词典原形
retire
IPA
GB/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ/
US/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ/
音节与重音
re - tire （2 个音节）
Stress on 2nd syllable (tire)
词形变化
Verb
- Base: retire
- 3rd Person Singular: retires
- Present Participle: retiring
- Past: retired
词族
Forms
retires
verb
retiring
verb
retired
verb
Core family
retirement
noun B1
Related words
retiree
noun B1
相关表达
retire for the night
1/ɹɪtˈaɪɚ fɚ ðə nˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
Go to bed for sleep
To go to bed at night to sleep.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- After his last film, the actor chose to retire into obscurity.
- She retired into obscurity after leaving politics.