• adj. 退休的；不善社交的；過隱居生活的
• v. 退休（retire的ing形式）

來自 retire,撤離。比喻用法。

retiring (adj.)

1580s, "departing, retreating," present participle adjective from retire (v.). Also "fond of retiring, disposed to seclusion," hence "unobtrusive, modest, subdued" (1766).

1. Webster is retiring as head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

韋伯斯特即將從中央情報局局長的位子上退職。

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2. I'm retiring next month. They're putting me out to pasture.

我下個月退休。他們要我養(yǎng)老去了。

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3. Lillee said he had no regrets about retiring.

利里說他沒后悔退休。

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4. She was a shy and retiring person off-stage.

她在現(xiàn)實生活中是個靦腆而且不善社交的人。

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5. a quiet, retiring man

話少而又靦腆的男子

來自《權(quán)威詞典》