retire 核心詞議:
v. 退職,(使)退休;退役
n. 退休,退隱
retire 基本解釋
vi. 退休;撤退;后退,退卻
vt. 退休,退隱;使撤退;收回
n. 退休;退隱;退兵信號
速記方法
速記技巧
諧音記憶法
re=阿姨;tire累了=阿姨累了,想退休,退休的意思。
聯想記憶法
還可以re想成“阿姨”,tire想成“疲倦”(阿姨感到疲倦了,所以退休了)。
詞源詞綴法
來源于古法語retirer(退縮)。re-,向后,往回,-tir,拉,詞源同tirade,tier.即向后拉,引申詞義撤退,撤離,后用于指退休。
retire相關的詞根或詞綴是:
tir
retire退休;撤退v.
re 回 + tir 拉,引 + e → 拉回去 → 撤退
知識擴展
詞語辨析
以下這些動詞均包含"退下,退卻"的意思
retire:指從公開或公共場合退下到私下場所,也指被免除職務或自動辭職、退役等。
retreat:含消極意味,多指被迫采取退下或退卻的行動。
withdraw:側重因某種原因而有意離開,常含禮貌、謙恭等理由。也指軍隊的撤退。
同根詞匯
retirement n.退休
retire 記憶方法
retire相關的詞根或詞綴是:
tir
retire退休;撤退v.
re 回 + tir 拉,引 + e → 拉回去 → 撤退
中文詞源:
retire 撤離,退休
re-,向后,往回,-tir,拉,詞源同 tirade,tier.即向后拉,引申詞義撤退,撤離,后用于指退休。
retire
精選例句
1、 When she retired from dancing and her sons eventually flew the nest, she decided it was time to take the plunge.
當她從舞蹈中退休,她的兒子們最終飛到了安樂窩,她決定是時候冒險了。
2、 Picking up her“Lifetime Achievement”award, proud Irene declared she had no plans to retire from her 36-year-old business.
獲得終身成就獎的艾琳驕傲地宣布,她不打算從她36年的生意中退休。
1、 Many European governments have abandoned policies that used to encourage people to retire early.
許多歐洲政府已經放棄了過去鼓勵人們提前退休的政策。
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.
法國人的假期更長,退休更早,所以通常工作時間更短;他們的預期壽命更長,這大概反映了他們在醫療、飲食、生活方式等方面的優勢;而且法國人的收入和消費分配比美國人更平均。
常見考點例句:
- Many people worry about their finances when they retire .
- 很多人擔心自己退休之后的經濟狀況。
- Don 't you want one more shot at a ring before you retire ?
- 你難道不想在退役之前為總冠軍戒指奮力一搏?
- After a nap , television entertains the apprentices until they eat dinner and retire .
- 在小睡之后,新手們會一直看電視直到吃晚飯和就寢。
- Republicans have promised to retire him .
- 共和黨人已經誓言要讓他退休。
- And he is ready to retire soon .
- 而且他很快就準備退休了。