retiring

英 [rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ]

美 [rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ]

adj.  不爱与人交往的
v.  (令)退职; (使)退休; (因伤)退出(比赛等); 离开(尤指去僻静处)
retire的现在分词

现在分词：retiring　

GRE

BNC.11443 / COCA.15443

牛津词典

adj.

• 不爱与人交往的
  preferring not to spend time with other people
  1. a quiet, retiring man
     话少而又腼腆的男子

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不爱交际的;害羞的;孤僻的;离群索居的
  Someone who isretiringis shy and avoids meeting other people.
  1. I'm still that shy, retiring little girl who was afraid to ask for sweets in the shop.
     我仍然是那个羞怯孤僻，不敢在商店买糖果的小女孩。
• See also:retire

英英释义

adj

• reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  Synonym:reticentself-effacing
• not arrogant or presuming
  1. unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work
  2. a shy retiring girl
  Synonym:unassuming

双语例句

• I'm retiring after this tour.
  这次旅行以后我就准备退休。
• She was a shy and retiring person off-stage
  她在现实生活中是个腼腆而且不善社交的人。
• My dreams of retiring to Aix-en-Provence are gone. Now I'll have to retire to Aix-en-Poughkeepsie.
  我退休后到法国普罗旺斯地区艾克斯（Aix-en-Provence）居住的梦想破灭了，现在我退休后只好去纽约州波基普西市艾克斯（Aix-en-Poughkeepsie）了。
• On the last trip in his career before retiring, they met a group of gangsters.
  在父亲退休前的最后一次航行中，他们遇上了凶恶的歹徒。
• You might already know, but I'll be retiring at the end of this month.
  你大概知道了吧，我这个月就要退休了。
• Retiring from work can leave elderly people with the absence of a role in life.
  退休使老年人缺少了在生活中的角色。
• He is watching for an opportunity of retiring quietly.
  他在瞅空悄悄离开。
• Jane: I didn't even realize she was retiring.
  阿珍：我甚至都不知道她要退休了。
• The brown bear is retiring next year.
  明年棕熊就可以退休了。
• Mr Carter is retiring and we need a new director to fill his shoes.
  卡特先生要退休了，我们需要一位新经理接替他。