retiring

retiring /ri'taiəriɳ/
  • tính từ
    • xa lánh mọi người, không thích xuất đầu lộ diện
    • kín đáo; khiêm tốn
    • dành cho người về hưu
      • a retiring allowance: tiền trợ cấp cho người về hưu
 nghỉ hưu
  • retiring allowance: trợ cấp nghỉ hưu
    •  về hưu
    retiring a bill
     thu hồi một hối phiếu
    retiring allowance
     trợ cấp hưu trí
    retiring director
     giám đốc mãn nhiệm
    retiring director
     quản trị viên mãn nhiệm
    retiring pension
     lương hưu

    Xem thêm: receding, unassuming, past(a), preceding(a), retiring(a), reticent, self-effacing, withdraw, withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, move back, recede, fall back, adjourn, withdraw, pension off, withdraw, put out, strike out, go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep



    retiring

    Từ điển WordNet

      adj.

    • moving toward a position farther from the front; receding

      the receding glaciers of the last ice age

      retiring fogs revealed the rocky coastline

    • not arrogant or presuming; unassuming

      unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work

      a shy retiring girl

    • of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; past(a), preceding(a), retiring(a)

      a retiring member of the board

    • reluctant to draw attention to yourself; reticent, self-effacing

      v.

    • go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

      He retired at age 68

    • withdraw from active participation; withdraw

      He retired from chess

    • pull back or move away or backward; withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, move back

      The enemy withdrew

      The limo pulled away from the curb

    • move back and away from; recede, fall back

      The enemy fell back

    • withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
    • break from a meeting or gathering; adjourn, withdraw

      We adjourned for lunch

      The men retired to the library

    • make (someone) retire

      The director was retired after the scandal

    • dispose of; as of old clothes; pension off

      She finally retired that old coat

    • lose interest; withdraw

      he retired from life when his wife died

    • cause to be out on a fielding play; put out
    • cause to retire; strike out

      The pitcher retired three batters

      the runner was put out at third base

    • prepare for sleep; go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep

      I usually turn in at midnight

      He goes to bed at the crack of dawn

    English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary


    syn.: bashful distant modest reserved restrained shy timid    retires|retired|retiring
    syn.: abdicate discharge dismiss expel go to bed quit recede relinquish remove resign retreat suspend vacate withdraw