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retire verb
⇨ leave 3 (retire from teaching) ⇨ withdraw 1 (a jury retires)leave3 verb It's time we left. 我们该走了。leave home/school 离家；离校leave your job 辞职leave sb/sth behind 丢下某人；忘了带某物leave your husband/wife 抛弃丈夫／妻子leave sb in charge 委托某人负责leave ♦︎ retire ♦︎ resign ♦︎ quit ♦︎ step down ♦︎ give in/hand in your notice ♦︎ depart ♦︎ stand downThese words all mean to stop working for an employer or to stop taking part in an activity in which you have been successful. 这些词均表示离任、辞职或退出某种活动。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to retire / resign / quit / step down / depart / stand down as director, chief executive, etc.◆to leave / resign / quit over pay, conditions, etc.◆to leave / retire from / resign from / quit / step down from / depart / stand down from a post / position◆to leave / retire from / resign from / quit / depart a job◆to decide to leave / retire / resign / quit / step down / hand in your notice / stand down◆to have / be forced to leave / retire / resign / quit / step down / depart / stand down◆to be ready / going to leave / retire / resign / quit / step down / stand down◆to ask sb to leave / resign / quit / step down / stand down◆to refuse to leave / resign / quit / step down◆to threaten to leave / resign / quit■ leave (left, left) [intransitive, transitive] to stop working for an employer 离任；辞职◆My assistant is threatening to leave.我的助手正以辞职相要挟。◆She claims she was forced to leave her job after she became pregnant.她声称自己怀孕后被迫离职。 OPP stay on ⓘ To stay on is to continue studying, working, etc. somewhere for longer than expected or after other people have left. * stay on指超过预计时间或在别人离开后仍留下来继续学习、工作等◆Fewer than half of the employees chose to stay on when the company was taken over.公司被收购后不足半数的雇员选择留下来继续工作。 ■ retire [intransitive] to stop doing your job, especially because you have reached a particular age or because you are ill; to stop taking part in a professional sport 退职；退休；（从职业体育运动）退役◆He is retiring next year after 30 years with the company.他在这家公司工作了30年，明年就要退休了。◆My dream is to retire to a villa in France.我的梦想是退休后在法国住上一栋别墅。◆The company's official retiring age is 65.公司的正式退休年龄为65岁。◆She has decided to retire from international tennis.她已决定从国际网坛退役。▸ retirement noun [uncountable, countable] ◆to take early retirement提前退休◆This year we have seen the retirements of several senior personnel.今年我们有几位高层人员退休了。■ resign / /rɪˈzaɪn/ / [intransitive, transitive] (rather formal) to officially tell sb that you are leaving your job or an organization 辞职；辞去（某职位）◆Two members resigned from the board in protest.两名董事会成员辞职以示抗议。◆My father resigned his directorship last year.我父亲去年辞去了董事职务。▸ resignation / /ˌrezɪgˈneɪʃn/ / noun [uncountable, countable] ◆a letter of resignation辞职信◆Further resignations are expected.预计还会有人辞职。■ quit (quitting, quit, quit; BrE also quitting, quitted, quitted) [intransitive, transitive] (informal) to leave your job 离任；辞去（工作职位）◆If I don't get more money I'll quit.不给我加薪我就辞职。◆He quit the show last year because of bad health.去年他因身体欠佳退出演出。■ ˌstep ˈdown phrasal verb (-pp-)to leave an important job or position and let sb else take your place 离职；退职；下台◆He stepped down as party leader a week ago.一周前他从政党领袖的职位上退了下来。■ ˌgive in your ˈnotice■ ˌhand in your ˈnotice idiom (gave, given)to tell sb officially in writing that you are leaving your job 递交辞呈◆She decided that she would hand in her notice and go travelling.她决定递交辞呈，然后去旅行。■ depart /dɪˈpɑːt; NAmE dɪˈpɑːrt/ [intransitive, transitive] (NAmE or business 商业) to leave your job 离任；辞去（工作职位）◆Giving a large pay-off to a departing executive may be seen as rewarding failure.付给即将离任的高管高额遣散费可能被视为奖励失败。◆He departed the troubled firm after less than a year in the post.在任不到一年他就离开了这家混乱不堪的公司。▸ departure /dɪˈpɑːtʃə(r); NAmE dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/ noun [countable] ◆His departure leaves the board without a leader.他的离任使董事会群龙无首。■ ˌstand ˈdown phrasal verb (stood, stood)to leave an important job or position and let sb else take your place 离职；退职；下台◆He stood down to make way for someone younger.他退下来让位给更年轻的人。NOTE 辨析 Step down or stand down? Stand down is often used with words like have to, be obliged to, be asked to and refuse to, suggesting that people do not always choose to stand down from an important position. Stepping down, is more likely to be an action motivated by a calm personal decision. * stand down常与have to、be obliged to、be asked to和refuse to等短语搭配，意味着未必是自愿从重要职位上退下来。step down更有可能是冷静思考后的个人决定。 withdraw1 verb withdraw troops 撤军withdraw from a competition 退出比赛withdraw moneywithdraw ♦︎ retreat ♦︎ pull sb/sth out ♦︎ retireThese words all mean to move back or away from a place or situation, or to make sb/sth do this. 这些词均表示撤退、撤离、撤回。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to withdraw / retreat / retire to a place◆to withdraw / pull out troops / forces◆to withdraw / retreat / retire to your room / study◆to withdraw / retreat into your shell■ withdraw / /wɪðˈdrɔː, wɪθˈdrɔː/ (withdrew, withdrawn) [intransitive, transitive] (rather formal) to move back or away from a place; to make sb/sth do this 撤退；撤离；撤回◆Government troops were forced to withdraw.政府军被迫撤退。◆He always withdrew to his study after dinner.晚饭后，他总是躲进书房。◆Both powers withdrew their forces from the region.两个大国都把部队撤离了这个地区。◆She withdrew her hand from his.她把手从他的手里抽了回来。ⓘ Troops, an army, forces or a country might withdraw; the authorities or a government might withdraw troops or forces. However, withdraw is not only used in military contexts. Anybody might withdraw from a place, or they might withdraw a part of their body which was stretched out. 作不及物动词时，withdraw的主语可以是troops、army、forces或country；作及物动词时，withdraw的主语可以是authority或government。但是withdraw不只用于军事语境。withdraw可以表示离开一个地方，也可以表示收回伸出的身体某部位。▸ withdrawal /wɪðˈdrɔːəl, wɪθˈdrɔːəl/ noun [uncountable, countable] ◆the withdrawal of troops撤军◆US withdrawal from Vietnam美军撤离越南■ retreat /rɪˈtriːt/ / [intransitive] (rather formal) to move away from a place or enemy because you are in danger or because you have been defeated; to escape to a place that is quieter or safer 撤退；退却；逃避◆The army was forced to retreat after suffering heavy losses.部队伤亡惨重，被迫撤离。◆Bored with the conversation, she retreated to her bedroom.她厌倦了这些交谈，躲进了自己的卧室。OPP advance ⇨ go 1 ▸ retreat noun [countable, usually singular, uncountable] ◆The army was in full retreat (= retreating very quickly).部队全线撤退。NOTE 辨析 Withdraw or retreat?An army withdraws when a decision has been made for it to stop attacking or controlling an area. An army retreats when it is in danger or has been defeated. * withdraw指部队接到停止进攻或占领某地区的命令后撤离，retreat指遇到危险或惨遭失败后撤退。■ ˌpull sb/sth ˈout phrasal verb to make sb/sth move away from a place, especially soldiers from a place where they have been fighting 使（尤指部队）撤离◆They are pulling their troops out of the war zone.他们正从战区撤出部队。▸ ˈpull-out noun [singular] ◆The general ordered a pull-out from the area.将军命令从该地区撤离。■ retire [intransitive] (formal) to leave a place, especially to go somewhere quieter or more private 离开（尤指去僻静处）◆The jury retired to consider the evidence.陪审团退庭审议证据。◆After dinner he likes to retire to his study.晚饭后他喜欢躲到书房里去。 see also go off ⇨ go away |