retiring
英 [r?'ta??r??]
美
- adj. 退休的；不善社交的；過(guò)隱居生活的
- v. 退休（retire的ing形式）
GRE
中文詞源
retiring 不愛(ài)與人交往的
來(lái)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(yǔ)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(zhǎng)的位子上退職。
來(lái)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(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Lillee said he had no regrets about retiring.
- 利里說(shuō)他沒(méi)后悔退休。
來(lái)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(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. a quiet, retiring man
- 話少而又靦腆的男子
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》