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 can confirm I will be retiring next year.
  我可以证实明年我要退休。
• Her majesty awarded a distinction to the retiring prime minister.
  女王陛下授勋给行将离任的首相。
• He's a retiring author who hates parties and publicity.
  他是一位离群索居的作家，憎恶聚会和引人注意。
• I am not retiring yet. I will start a new challenge at Leverkusen.
  我还没准备退役，我会在勒沃库森开始一段新的挑战。
• 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。
• 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。
• I went to the board this morning and told them I was retiring.
  今早我告诉董事会我要退休了。
• Our former headmaster will be retiring next week.
  我们的前任校长将于下周退休。