n. 隐居

vi. 引退, 退役, 退休, 退去, 撤退, 退却

vt. 使...撤退, 辞退

[法] 收回, 退休, 退职; 隐居, 隐退, 退休

Retire \Re*tire"\, n.
1. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also,
a place to which one retires. [Obs.]

The battle and the retire of the English succors.
--Bacon.

[Eve] discover'd soon the place of her retire.
--Milton.

2. (Mil.) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to
skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.


Retire \Re*tire"\, v. i.
1. To go back or return; to draw back or away; to keep aloof;
to withdraw or retreat, as from observation; to go into
privacy; as, to retire to his home; to retire from the
world, or from notice.

To Una back he cast him to retire. --Spenser.

The mind contracts herself, and shrinketh in,
And to herself she gladly doth retire. --Sir J.
Davies.

2. To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety
or pleasure; as, to retire from battle.

Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle,
and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and
die. --2 Sam. xi.
15.

3. To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as,
having made a large fortune, he retired.

And from Britannia's public posts retire. --Addison.

4. To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea
retires in bays and gulfs.

5. To go to bed; as, he usually retires early.

Syn: To withdraw; leave; depart; secede; recede; retreat;
retrocede.


Retire \Re*tire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retired}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Retiring}.] [F. retirer; pref. re- re- + tirer to draw.
See {Tirade}.]
1. To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.

He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children
into a forest. --Sir P.
Sidney.

As when the sun is present all the year,
And never doth retire his golden ray. --Sir J.
Davies.

2. To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take
up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note.

3. To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no
longer qualified for active service; to place on the
retired list; as, to retire a military or naval officer.