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

• 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。
• He had found the perfect excuse for retiring early.
  他找到了提前退休的极好的借口。
• Before retiring two years ago, I taught mathematics and computer science in london.
  我退休两年了，在这之前一直在伦敦教授数学和计算机课。
• My friend, who has served on the International Olympic Committee all his life, is retiring next month.
  我有位朋友，他一辈子服务于国际奥林匹克委员会，下个月就要退休了。
• 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。
• He is watching for an opportunity of retiring quietly.
  他在瞅空悄悄离开。
• 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。
• 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。
• Her majesty awarded a distinction to the retiring prime minister.
  女王陛下授勋给行将离任的首相。
• 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。