retire 核心词议:
v. 退职,(使)退休;退役
n. 退休,退隐
retire 基本解释
vi. 退休;撤退;后退,退却
vt. 退休,退隐;使撤退;收回
n. 退休;退隐;退兵信号
速记方法
速记技巧
谐音记忆法
re=阿姨;tire累了=阿姨累了,想退休,退休的意思。
联想记忆法
还可以re想成“阿姨”,tire想成“疲倦”(阿姨感到疲倦了,所以退休了)。
词源词缀法
来源于古法语retirer(退缩)。re-,向后,往回,-tir,拉,词源同tirade,tier.即向后拉,引申词义撤退,撤离,后用于指退休。
retire相关的词根或词缀是:
tir
retire退休;撤退v.
re 回 + tir 拉,引 + e → 拉回去 → 撤退
知识扩展
词语辨析
以下这些动词均包含"退下,退却"的意思
retire:指从公开或公共场合退下到私下场所,也指被免除职务或自动辞职、退役等。
retreat:含消极意味,多指被迫采取退下或退却的行动。
withdraw:侧重因某种原因而有意离开,常含礼貌、谦恭等理由。也指军队的撤退。
同根词汇
retirement n.退休
retire 记忆方法
retire相关的词根或词缀是:
tir
retire退休;撤退v.
re 回 + tir 拉,引 + e → 拉回去 → 撤退
中文词源:
retire 撤离,退休
re-,向后,往回,-tir,拉,词源同 tirade,tier.即向后拉,引申词义撤退,撤离,后用于指退休。
retire
精选例句
1、 When she retired from dancing and her sons eventually flew the nest, she decided it was time to take the plunge.
当她从舞蹈中退休,她的儿子们最终飞到了安乐窝,她决定是时候冒险了。
2、 Picking up her“Lifetime Achievement”award, proud Irene declared she had no plans to retire from her 36-year-old business.
获得终身成就奖的艾琳骄傲地宣布,她不打算从她36年的生意中退休。
1、 Many European governments have abandoned policies that used to encourage people to retire early.
许多欧洲政府已经放弃了过去鼓励人们提前退休的政策。
1、 The French take longer vacations and retire earlier, so typically work fewer hours; they enjoy a higher life expectancy, presumably reflecting advantages with respect to health care, diet, lifestyle, and the like; and income and consumption are somewhat more equally distributed there than in the US.
法国人的假期更长,退休更早,所以通常工作时间更短;他们的预期寿命更长,这大概反映了他们在医疗、饮食、生活方式等方面的优势;而且法国人的收入和消费分配比美国人更平均。
常见考点例句:
- Many people worry about their finances when they retire .
- 很多人担心自己退休之后的经济状况。
- Don 't you want one more shot at a ring before you retire ?
- 你难道不想在退役之前为总冠军戒指奋力一搏?
- After a nap , television entertains the apprentices until they eat dinner and retire .
- 在小睡之后,新手们会一直看电视直到吃晚饭和就寝。
- Republicans have promised to retire him .
- 共和党人已经誓言要让他退休。
- And he is ready to retire soon .
- 而且他很快就准备退休了。