retire /ri'taiә/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
• (v.) withdraw from active participation
• (v.) withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds

Chinese translation

• n. 隐居
• vi. 引退, 退役, 退休, 退去, 撤退, 退却
• vt. 使...撤退, 辞退

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/ri'taiә/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 4.05 · Rare

Word forms

retired, retiring, retires

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Related words

retirement · reticent · reticence

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