1. vt. & vi.（使）退休；退下；撤退　 (cause to) stop working at one's job, profession, etc.; go away to a quiet or less control place; move back intentionally, without being forced to
2. vi.就寝　 go to bed

　～ early　提早退休
　～ cautiously　小心地撤退
　～ compulsorily　强迫退休
　～ decently　光荣退休
　～ forcedly　强迫退休
　～ modestly　慎重地撤退
　～ timidly　胆小地撤退
　～ unwillingly　不情愿地退休
　～ voluntarily　自愿退休
　～ back stage　退居幕后
　～ from　从…退休
　～ from one's job　退休
　～ from the service　辞职，退役
　～ on old age　因年老而退休
　～ on a pension　退休领养老金
　～ to　就寝，退到…
　～ to one's room　回到屋里
　～ to safer positions　撤回到较安全的阵地
　～ under the age of　在…年纪退休

　Mr. Smith retired last month and now lives his ease.　史密斯先生上月退休，现在过着平静的生活。
　Once people retire they automatically cease to be union members.　人们一旦退休就自动不再是工会会员。
　Immediately after dinner they retired.　他们吃完晚饭就回自己屋里去了。
　My wife usually retires at 10 o'clock.　我妻子通常10点钟就寝。
　The house was shut up; everyone had retired.　房门关上了，每个人都已回屋睡觉了。
　She retired early with a good book this night.　今天晚上，她拿着一本好书很早就上床了。
　We'll retire him the first chance we have.　一有机会我们就要让他退休。
　It was found necessary to retire several generals who lacked energy and enterprise.　使几位缺乏精力和上进心的将军解职是必要的。
　Some of the older workers were retired early.　有些老工人提前退休。

 ♣ retire from　(v.+prep.)
1. 从…退休，引退 stop working at (a job or activity) or for (an employer)
　When Jim's uncle retired from the railway company, he was given a gold watch.　吉姆的伯父从铁路上退休时得到一块金表。
　They had decided to retire from farming.　他们决定不再务农。
　Gradually the shore retired from view.　海岸逐渐后退，最终从视野中消失。
　The government retires worn or torn dollar bills from use.　政府将破烂的钞票回收停用。
2. 从…撤退 move back from (a position)
　The officer ordered the troop to retire from the action.　军官下令将部队撤出战斗。
　The soldiers received orders to retire from the positions that they had just won.　士兵们接到命令从他们刚刚占领的阵地上撤退。
 ♣ retire from the world　(v.+prep.+n.)
　归隐　enter a religious order, or live alone from principle, seeing no one
　After a busy life teaching, he retired from the world and considered his own inner development.　忙碌的教书生涯结束后，他隐居起来，修身养性。
 ♣ retire into oneself　(v.+prep.+pron.)
　变得沉默寡言，不愿同别人交谈　become very quiet and unwilling to talk to people
　The girl student retired into herself.　这个女同学不爱与人打交道。
　None of us know him well because he has a tendency to retire into himself.　他不大和别人来往，所以我们大家都不怎么了解他。
 ♣ retire on　(v.+prep.)
　退休后靠…（生活）　have a (income) at the end of one's working life
　People who retire on fixed incomes have the greatest difficulty with rising prices.　靠固定退休金生活的人最难以应付的是不断上涨的物价。
 ♣ retire to　(v.+prep.)
　退到，去往…　move to (a place) at the end of one's life's work
　He retired to his bedroom.　他回卧室去了。
　At the end of the meal, we all retired to the garden.　吃完晚饭后，我们都到花园里去了。
　Many people retire to the country, where they can enjoy peace and fresh air.　许多人退休后搬到乡下去了，在那里他们可以得到安静并呼吸到新鲜空气。
　The old man retired to the country for rest.　这位老人下乡休息去了。

 ♣ retire, retreat, withdraw
　这组词都有“撤退，离开”的意思。其区别是：retire指从公共场所移到私人场所，用法较为正式；withdraw与retire相似，为正式用语，现已较少使用；retreat多指从危险的处境中退出，也可能从一个地方移到另一个安静的私人场所。

　［派生词］ retired adj.退休的；退职的；退后的‖retiredness n.退休‖retirement n.退休，退职，退役