re‧tire S2 W3 / rɪtaɪə $ -taɪr / 动词

1 work

a) [不及物动词] to stop working, usually because you have reached a certain age :

Most people retire at 65.

He was forced to retire early because of poor health.

retire from

I retired from teaching three years ago.

her decision to retire from her position as librarian of the law society

Her drink problem has forced her to retire from public life .

retire as

He retired as a GP last year.

b) [及物动词，通常被动态] to ask someone to stop doing their job, usually because of ill health :

He became ill and was retired early.

2 quiet place [不及物动词] formal to go away to a quiet place

retire to

I retired to my room to think.

3 jury [不及物动词] when a jury in a law court retires, they go away to consider whether someone is guilty or not

4 game/race [不及物动词] to stop competing in a game or race because you are losing or injured :

He had to retire with a neck injury in the second half.

5 bed [不及物动词] literary to go to bed

6 army [不及物动词] to move back from a battle after being defeated

THESAURUS

leave your job

leave : I left my last job because the salary was so low. | Why don’t you just leave?

quit to leave your job permanently because you are not happy with it : After enduring months of harassment, Mrs Collins decided to quit her job. | I’ve told them I’m quitting.

resign to officially an 名词 ce that you have decided to leave your job : The company director was forced to resign over the scandal.

hand in your notice/resignation to write an official letter to your employer saying that you are going to leave your job on a particular date : You have to hand in your notice at least four weeks before you leave.

retire to leave your job in order to stop working permanently, usually because you have reached the age when most people stop working : After forty years of working for the bank, Karl retired in May. | He had to retire because of ill health.