retiring
英 [rɪ'taɪərɪŋ]
美
- adj. 退休的；不善社交的；過隱居生活的
- v. 退休（retire的ing形式）
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.
- 我下個月退休。他們要我養老去了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Lillee said he had no regrets about retiring.
- 利裏說他沒後悔退休。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. She was a shy and retiring person off-stage.
- 她在現實生活中是個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《權威詞典》