(1)(使)退休(职，役)((cause sb to)stop working because one is too old or too ill to continue)[I，I+prep(from)，T+n，尤pass]：～last month/at 60/early 上个月/60岁/早退休;～from the army/the office/the politics/the world 退役/退职/退出政界/遁世;～from baseball/farming/the sea/the editorship 不再打棒球/干农活/过海上生活/担任编辑;～on a pension 领养老金退休;The company～d him after 30 years of service. 他工作了30年后，公司让他退休了。Some of the old workers were～d on full pay. 一些老工人退休后领全工资。〖同〗resign，drop out;〖反〗join，sign on;

(2)离开，退出(leave，go away to somewhere)[I，I+prep(from/to)](fml)：The sun～d behind the clouds. 太阳退到云后。Immediately after dinner，everyone～d (from the dinning-room). 一吃过饭后，每个人都离开了(饭厅)。～to the drawing-room/the study upstairs/the garden shed 离开去客厅/楼上的书房/院子里的小屋;〖同〗withdraw，retreat，disappear;

(3)就寝(go to bed)[I，I+prep(to)](fml，joc)：～for the night/early with a newspaper/to bed 就寝/很早就拿着一份报纸上床了/去睡觉;I'm tired，I'll～now. 我累了，我要去睡觉了。〖同〗go to bed;〖反〗get up，rise，wake up;

(4)(主动)撤退((of troops) withdraw or retreat without being forced to do so)[I，I+prep(from)(to)](fml)：～to safer/prepared positions 撤退到比较安全/构筑好了的阵地;～from the positions that have just been won 从刚占领的阵地上撤下来;The enemy～d.敌人撤退了。〖同〗 withdraw，retreat;

(5)主动退出比赛((in sport)withdraw voluntarily from a game)[I，I+prep(from)，L+adj]：Our best player～d from the match with a bad knee. 我们最好的运动员因膝盖受伤退出了比赛。Our best player～d hurt. 我们最好的运动员受伤退出了比赛。

→ re′tired adj 退休(职，役)的;re′tiring adj 孤僻的;腼腆的;re′tirement n 退休(职，役)(生活);

【辨异】retire与leave¹、withdraw和depart的区别见DEPART。