retiring

英 [r?'ta??r??] 美
  • adj. 退休的;不善社交的;過隱居生活的
  • v. 退休(retire的ing形式)

GRE

中文詞源


retiring 不愛與人交往的

來自 retire,撤離。比喻用法。

英文詞源


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

雙語例句


1. Webster is retiring as head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
韋伯斯特即將從中央情報(bào)局局長的位子上退職。

來自柯林斯例句

2. I'm retiring next month. They're putting me out to pasture.
我下個(gè)月退休。他們要我養(yǎng)老去了。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Lillee said he had no regrets about retiring.
利里說他沒后悔退休。

來自柯林斯例句

4. She was a shy and retiring person off-stage.
她在現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中是個(gè)靦腆而且不善社交的人。

來自柯林斯例句

5. a quiet, retiring man
話少而又靦腆的男子

來自《權(quán)威詞典》