retirement

retirement
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the action or fact of leaving one's job and ceasing to work
    退休；退职；退役
    a man nearing retirement.
    快退休的人。
    [count noun]the library has seen a large number of retirements this year.
    图书馆今年有许多人退了休。
    ■the period of one's life after leaving one's job and ceasing to work
    退休生活
    he spent much of his retirement travelling in Europe.
    他退休后大部分时间在欧洲旅行。
    ■the action or fact of ceasing to play a sport competitively
    （运动员）停止参赛，退役
  2. the withdrawal of a jury from the courtroom to decide their verdict
    （陪审团）退庭表决
    ■[count noun]the period of time during which a jury decides their verdict
    退庭表决期
    a three-hour retirement.
    3小时的退庭表决期。
  3. seclusion
    引退，退隐
    he lived in retirement in Kent.
    他幽居在肯特郡。
    ■[count noun](archaic)a secluded or private place
    (古)退隐处，隐蔽处
    Exmouth, where he has a sweet country retirement.
    埃克斯茅斯，在那里他有一个舒适的乡村隐居住所。
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