Definition of retirement in English:

retirement

noun rɪˈtʌɪəm(ə)ntrəˈtaɪ(ə)rmənt

mass noun

1The 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。
Example sentencesExamples
- Cazes retired from his official day job three years ago, when he reached the French legal age of retirement.
- In fact, retirement counseling has emerged as an important area for executive coaches.
- If you think retirement at age 65 isn't a realistic goal, you might be right.
- As they enjoy well-deserved retirement, who is stepping up to take their place?
- Typically, the owners are people nearing retirement who've spent two or three decades building their businesses with tender loving care.
- Self employed people can defer retirement until the age of 75.
- If you are closer in age to retirement or if your children will need money for university soon, you should be taking on less risk.
- Employees who were approaching retirement or who underperformed for significant periods of time would be accommodated and tolerated rather than summarily dismissed.
- The general shop owner was near retirement and he was the first to close.
- But the age of retirement traditionally has represented a kind of financial cliff.
- Many are at the peak of their careers, approaching retirement, starting a second career or opening a business.
- The ideal is to remain with the same company until retirement around age sixty.
- Many members were retired or nearing retirement and interested in seeing the co-op's assets sold so that they could get their share of the proceeds.
- Young investors just starting out or older investors nearing retirement may have to make changes in their retirement plan.
- So is a proposal that would have eliminated retirement at age 50 for anyone who had been with the company for 25 years.
- On the one hand, faculty retirements give institutions flexibility to reconstitute their faculty in the years ahead.
- The study also predicts that by 2010 the average age of retirement will rise to 72.
- Baby boomers nearing retirement are spurring demand for fixed-income securities.
- He is much keener to talk more about his life after retirement from politics.
- After a brief period in the country, Stone returned to Sydney, where he continued as a teacher at inner-city schools until his retirement in 1931.
Synonyms
giving up work, stopping working, stopping work
Scottish retiral
1. 1.1 The period of one's life after retiring from 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。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Jim Morris is alive and well and living in retirement.
  Furthermore, a comfortable retirement today is largely dependent on generous pensions based on an employee's final salary.
  It won't be until that age that they've earned enough money to enable them to live a simple life in retirement.
  Matrix just wants to be living in happy retirement with his daughter.
  Amongst people aged 25 or over, 12.1 million are failing to save enough to enjoy a comfortable retirement.
  For Daniel and his wife, Nancy, 63, retirement has meant frequent travel, with their collecting adding purpose to their trips.
  May she enjoy a long and happy well-earned retirement.
  Now both of those systems are nearing retirement, and Microsoft has revamped its bulletin process several times in the intervening years.
  He is enjoying an active retirement after many years of engineering and project management at Kaiser Engineering.
  Old age and retirement are going to be the furthest things from your mind but this is the best time to get your pension started.
  Boomers, in particular, are driving the second-home market with an eye toward both investment and future retirement.
  In retirement, Roosevelt continued to write and travel.
  That way, you just might be able to live above the poverty line in your retirement!
  At the moment it's compulsory to convert your pension pot into an annuity by the age of 75 to give you an income throughout retirement.
  We all wish Michael a long and happy retirement with his wife Patsy and all his family.
  Plus, some adults may not live long enough to enjoy their well-earned retirements or grandchildren.
  Freedman says that clients approaching retirement or in retirement should take some defensive measures by shifting stock.
  First, staff must see that their departing colleagues are being well cared for and the company is doing all it can to help them secure a new career or happy retirement.
  First, there's the simple fact that Americans are living longer in retirement, and that costs more.
  I always thought that you had to finish your career and be in the happy twilight of retirement before releasing a compilation or biography.
  Synonyms
  life after one retires, retired years, post-work years
2. 1.2 The action or fact of ceasing to play a sport competitively.
  （运动员）停止参赛，退役
  he announced his retirement from international football
  Example sentencesExamples
  Speaking about his imminent retirement from international football, the legendary player was content.
  A week ago, champion Lennox Lewis, age 38, announced his retirement.
  First Gary Kasparov, on anybody's short list of the greatest players of all time, announced his retirement from competitive play earlier this year.
  The veteran French defender had been mulling over a new one-year contract put together to postpone his retirement from football.
  The national fascination with Bradman did not cease with his retirement from the field of play; and it shows no sign of abating.
  Gehrig had an off-season and was in fact a year from retirement.
  The former Indian seam bowler, Venkatesh Prasad, has announced his retirement from cricket.
  Roy Keane will promptly confirm his retirement from international football, but Kerr will stay on.
  Jimmy Adams has been replaced by Carl Hooper, who has just ended a two-year self-imposed retirement from international cricket.
  Most runners are already planning their retirements by their early 30s.
2The withdrawal of a jury from the courtroom to decide their verdict.
（陪审团）退庭表决
Example sentencesExamples
- Immediately following its retirement the jury decided to break for lunch.
- A room shall be provided by the sheriff of each county for the use of the jury upon their retirement for deliberation, with suitable furniture, fuel, lights and stationery, unless such necessaries have been already furnished by the county.
1. 2.1count noun The period of time during which a jury decides their verdict.
  退庭表决时间
  a three-hour retirement
  三个小时的退庭表决时间。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Following the instructions on damages, the Judge instructs the Jury on the handling of the evidence they have received and finally with regard to their duties in retirement and in the forms of verdict to be considered.
  During the retirement of the jury, no officer of the court may discuss the case with any member of the jury or answer any question asked by a juror.
3Seclusion.
引退，退隐
he lived in retirement in Kent
他幽居在肯特郡。
Example sentencesExamples
- At the revolution he was deprived of his appointment and afterwards lived in retirement, principally at Clapham.
- He had a few engagements before marrying his Florence and living quite happily ever after in fairy-tale retirement in Rapallo.
- It is fully prepared for my reception, and I intend entering upon it at once, trusting that I may yet live to spend many quiet years in peaceful retirement.
- But he was implicated in the Ridolfi plot in 1571, spent more years in captivity, and in the later 1570s lived in quiet retirement.
- Recalled to Rome, Agricola lived in retirement, having refused the proconsulship of Asia.
- After about 1920 he lived in virtual retirement in a cabin he built at Lac Tremblant in the Laurentians.
- She wondered what her mother looked like now, living in retirement in France.
- For twelve years he lived in retirement before joining the French army and taking part in the campaign of 1806-07.
Synonyms
seclusion, retreat, solitude, loneliness, isolation, privacy, obscurity
1. 3.1archaic count noun 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。
  Example sentencesExamples
  According to Andrew Sanders, ‘The Elegy’ intermixes the poetry of a country retirement with a self-reflexive nocturnal musing on the nature of egalitarian morality."
  He mixed, however, some prudence with his courage, and passed the greatest part of his time in a country retirement; alleging his advanced age, and the weakness of his eyes.

Definition of retirement in US English:

retirement

nounrəˈtaɪ(ə)rməntrəˈtī(ə)rmənt

1The 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。
the library has seen a large number of retirements this year
图书馆今年有许多人退了休。
Example sentencesExamples
- Cazes retired from his official day job three years ago, when he reached the French legal age of retirement.
- If you are closer in age to retirement or if your children will need money for university soon, you should be taking on less risk.
- As they enjoy well-deserved retirement, who is stepping up to take their place?
- Self employed people can defer retirement until the age of 75.
- In fact, retirement counseling has emerged as an important area for executive coaches.
- So is a proposal that would have eliminated retirement at age 50 for anyone who had been with the company for 25 years.
- Young investors just starting out or older investors nearing retirement may have to make changes in their retirement plan.
- On the one hand, faculty retirements give institutions flexibility to reconstitute their faculty in the years ahead.
- Typically, the owners are people nearing retirement who've spent two or three decades building their businesses with tender loving care.
- He is much keener to talk more about his life after retirement from politics.
- The general shop owner was near retirement and he was the first to close.
- If you think retirement at age 65 isn't a realistic goal, you might be right.
- But the age of retirement traditionally has represented a kind of financial cliff.
- After a brief period in the country, Stone returned to Sydney, where he continued as a teacher at inner-city schools until his retirement in 1931.
- The ideal is to remain with the same company until retirement around age sixty.
- The study also predicts that by 2010 the average age of retirement will rise to 72.
- Many members were retired or nearing retirement and interested in seeing the co-op's assets sold so that they could get their share of the proceeds.
- Baby boomers nearing retirement are spurring demand for fixed-income securities.
- Employees who were approaching retirement or who underperformed for significant periods of time would be accommodated and tolerated rather than summarily dismissed.
- Many are at the peak of their careers, approaching retirement, starting a second career or opening a business.
Synonyms
giving up work, stopping working, stopping work
1. 1.1 The period of one's life after leaving one's job and ceasing to work.
  退休；退职；退役
  he spent much of his retirement traveling in Europe
  他退休后大部分时间在欧洲旅行。
  Example sentencesExamples
  First, there's the simple fact that Americans are living longer in retirement, and that costs more.
  That way, you just might be able to live above the poverty line in your retirement!
  In retirement, Roosevelt continued to write and travel.
  At the moment it's compulsory to convert your pension pot into an annuity by the age of 75 to give you an income throughout retirement.
  Matrix just wants to be living in happy retirement with his daughter.
  Old age and retirement are going to be the furthest things from your mind but this is the best time to get your pension started.
  For Daniel and his wife, Nancy, 63, retirement has meant frequent travel, with their collecting adding purpose to their trips.
  Amongst people aged 25 or over, 12.1 million are failing to save enough to enjoy a comfortable retirement.
  Furthermore, a comfortable retirement today is largely dependent on generous pensions based on an employee's final salary.
  Jim Morris is alive and well and living in retirement.
  May she enjoy a long and happy well-earned retirement.
  Now both of those systems are nearing retirement, and Microsoft has revamped its bulletin process several times in the intervening years.
  Boomers, in particular, are driving the second-home market with an eye toward both investment and future retirement.
  We all wish Michael a long and happy retirement with his wife Patsy and all his family.
  First, staff must see that their departing colleagues are being well cared for and the company is doing all it can to help them secure a new career or happy retirement.
  Plus, some adults may not live long enough to enjoy their well-earned retirements or grandchildren.
  It won't be until that age that they've earned enough money to enable them to live a simple life in retirement.
  I always thought that you had to finish your career and be in the happy twilight of retirement before releasing a compilation or biography.
  Freedman says that clients approaching retirement or in retirement should take some defensive measures by shifting stock.
  He is enjoying an active retirement after many years of engineering and project management at Kaiser Engineering.
  Synonyms
  life after one retires, retired years, post-work years
2. 1.2 The action or fact of ceasing to play a sport competitively.
  （运动员）停止参赛，退役
  Example sentencesExamples
  The national fascination with Bradman did not cease with his retirement from the field of play; and it shows no sign of abating.
  Most runners are already planning their retirements by their early 30s.
  The former Indian seam bowler, Venkatesh Prasad, has announced his retirement from cricket.
  First Gary Kasparov, on anybody's short list of the greatest players of all time, announced his retirement from competitive play earlier this year.
  Gehrig had an off-season and was in fact a year from retirement.
  Jimmy Adams has been replaced by Carl Hooper, who has just ended a two-year self-imposed retirement from international cricket.
  The veteran French defender had been mulling over a new one-year contract put together to postpone his retirement from football.
  A week ago, champion Lennox Lewis, age 38, announced his retirement.
  Speaking about his imminent retirement from international football, the legendary player was content.
  Roy Keane will promptly confirm his retirement from international football, but Kerr will stay on.
2The withdrawal of a jury from the courtroom to decide their verdict.
（陪审团）退庭表决
Example sentencesExamples
- A room shall be provided by the sheriff of each county for the use of the jury upon their retirement for deliberation, with suitable furniture, fuel, lights and stationery, unless such necessaries have been already furnished by the county.
- Immediately following its retirement the jury decided to break for lunch.
1. 2.1 The period of time during which a jury decides their verdict.
  退庭表决时间
  a three-hour retirement
  三个小时的退庭表决时间。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Following the instructions on damages, the Judge instructs the Jury on the handling of the evidence they have received and finally with regard to their duties in retirement and in the forms of verdict to be considered.
  During the retirement of the jury, no officer of the court may discuss the case with any member of the jury or answer any question asked by a juror.
3Seclusion.
引退，退隐
he lived in retirement in Miami
他幽居在肯特郡。
Example sentencesExamples
- Recalled to Rome, Agricola lived in retirement, having refused the proconsulship of Asia.
- He had a few engagements before marrying his Florence and living quite happily ever after in fairy-tale retirement in Rapallo.
- After about 1920 he lived in virtual retirement in a cabin he built at Lac Tremblant in the Laurentians.
- She wondered what her mother looked like now, living in retirement in France.
- At the revolution he was deprived of his appointment and afterwards lived in retirement, principally at Clapham.
- For twelve years he lived in retirement before joining the French army and taking part in the campaign of 1806-07.
- But he was implicated in the Ridolfi plot in 1571, spent more years in captivity, and in the later 1570s lived in quiet retirement.
- It is fully prepared for my reception, and I intend entering upon it at once, trusting that I may yet live to spend many quiet years in peaceful retirement.
Synonyms
seclusion, retreat, solitude, loneliness, isolation, privacy, obscurity
1. 3.1archaic A secluded or private place.
  〈古〉退隐处，隐蔽处
  Vermont, 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。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He mixed, however, some prudence with his courage, and passed the greatest part of his time in a country retirement; alleging his advanced age, and the weakness of his eyes.
  According to Andrew Sanders, ‘The Elegy’ intermixes the poetry of a country retirement with a self-reflexive nocturnal musing on the nature of egalitarian morality."

词汇	retirement
释义	Definition of retirement in English: retirement noun rɪˈtʌɪəm(ə)ntrəˈtaɪ(ə)rmənt mass noun 1The 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。 Example sentencesExamples Cazes retired from his official day job three years ago, when he reached the French legal age of retirement. In fact, retirement counseling has emerged as an important area for executive coaches. If you think retirement at age 65 isn't a realistic goal, you might be right. As they enjoy well-deserved retirement, who is stepping up to take their place? Typically, the owners are people nearing retirement who've spent two or three decades building their businesses with tender loving care. Self employed people can defer retirement until the age of 75. If you are closer in age to retirement or if your children will need money for university soon, you should be taking on less risk. Employees who were approaching retirement or who underperformed for significant periods of time would be accommodated and tolerated rather than summarily dismissed. The general shop owner was near retirement and he was the first to close. But the age of retirement traditionally has represented a kind of financial cliff. Many are at the peak of their careers, approaching retirement, starting a second career or opening a business. The ideal is to remain with the same company until retirement around age sixty. Many members were retired or nearing retirement and interested in seeing the co-op's assets sold so that they could get their share of the proceeds. Young investors just starting out or older investors nearing retirement may have to make changes in their retirement plan. So is a proposal that would have eliminated retirement at age 50 for anyone who had been with the company for 25 years. On the one hand, faculty retirements give institutions flexibility to reconstitute their faculty in the years ahead. The study also predicts that by 2010 the average age of retirement will rise to 72. Baby boomers nearing retirement are spurring demand for fixed-income securities. He is much keener to talk more about his life after retirement from politics. After a brief period in the country, Stone returned to Sydney, where he continued as a teacher at inner-city schools until his retirement in 1931. Synonyms giving up work, stopping working, stopping work Scottish retiral 1.1 The period of one's life after retiring from 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。 Example sentencesExamples Jim Morris is alive and well and living in retirement. Furthermore, a comfortable retirement today is largely dependent on generous pensions based on an employee's final salary. It won't be until that age that they've earned enough money to enable them to live a simple life in retirement. Matrix just wants to be living in happy retirement with his daughter. Amongst people aged 25 or over, 12.1 million are failing to save enough to enjoy a comfortable retirement. For Daniel and his wife, Nancy, 63, retirement has meant frequent travel, with their collecting adding purpose to their trips. May she enjoy a long and happy well-earned retirement. Now both of those systems are nearing retirement, and Microsoft has revamped its bulletin process several times in the intervening years. He is enjoying an active retirement after many years of engineering and project management at Kaiser Engineering. Old age and retirement are going to be the furthest things from your mind but this is the best time to get your pension started. Boomers, in particular, are driving the second-home market with an eye toward both investment and future retirement. In retirement, Roosevelt continued to write and travel. That way, you just might be able to live above the poverty line in your retirement! At the moment it's compulsory to convert your pension pot into an annuity by the age of 75 to give you an income throughout retirement. We all wish Michael a long and happy retirement with his wife Patsy and all his family. Plus, some adults may not live long enough to enjoy their well-earned retirements or grandchildren. Freedman says that clients approaching retirement or in retirement should take some defensive measures by shifting stock. First, staff must see that their departing colleagues are being well cared for and the company is doing all it can to help them secure a new career or happy retirement. First, there's the simple fact that Americans are living longer in retirement, and that costs more. I always thought that you had to finish your career and be in the happy twilight of retirement before releasing a compilation or biography. Synonyms life after one retires, retired years, post-work years 1.2 The action or fact of ceasing to play a sport competitively. （运动员）停止参赛，退役 he announced his retirement from international football Example sentencesExamples Speaking about his imminent retirement from international football, the legendary player was content. A week ago, champion Lennox Lewis, age 38, announced his retirement. First Gary Kasparov, on anybody's short list of the greatest players of all time, announced his retirement from competitive play earlier this year. The veteran French defender had been mulling over a new one-year contract put together to postpone his retirement from football. The national fascination with Bradman did not cease with his retirement from the field of play; and it shows no sign of abating. Gehrig had an off-season and was in fact a year from retirement. The former Indian seam bowler, Venkatesh Prasad, has announced his retirement from cricket. Roy Keane will promptly confirm his retirement from international football, but Kerr will stay on. Jimmy Adams has been replaced by Carl Hooper, who has just ended a two-year self-imposed retirement from international cricket. Most runners are already planning their retirements by their early 30s. 2The withdrawal of a jury from the courtroom to decide their verdict. （陪审团）退庭表决 Example sentencesExamples Immediately following its retirement the jury decided to break for lunch. A room shall be provided by the sheriff of each county for the use of the jury upon their retirement for deliberation, with suitable furniture, fuel, lights and stationery, unless such necessaries have been already furnished by the county. 2.1count noun The period of time during which a jury decides their verdict. 退庭表决时间 a three-hour retirement 三个小时的退庭表决时间。 Example sentencesExamples Following the instructions on damages, the Judge instructs the Jury on the handling of the evidence they have received and finally with regard to their duties in retirement and in the forms of verdict to be considered. During the retirement of the jury, no officer of the court may discuss the case with any member of the jury or answer any question asked by a juror. 3Seclusion. 引退，退隐 he lived in retirement in Kent 他幽居在肯特郡。 Example sentencesExamples At the revolution he was deprived of his appointment and afterwards lived in retirement, principally at Clapham. He had a few engagements before marrying his Florence and living quite happily ever after in fairy-tale retirement in Rapallo. It is fully prepared for my reception, and I intend entering upon it at once, trusting that I may yet live to spend many quiet years in peaceful retirement. But he was implicated in the Ridolfi plot in 1571, spent more years in captivity, and in the later 1570s lived in quiet retirement. Recalled to Rome, Agricola lived in retirement, having refused the proconsulship of Asia. After about 1920 he lived in virtual retirement in a cabin he built at Lac Tremblant in the Laurentians. She wondered what her mother looked like now, living in retirement in France. For twelve years he lived in retirement before joining the French army and taking part in the campaign of 1806-07. Synonyms seclusion, retreat, solitude, loneliness, isolation, privacy, obscurity 3.1archaic count noun 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。 Example sentencesExamples According to Andrew Sanders, ‘The Elegy’ intermixes the poetry of a country retirement with a self-reflexive nocturnal musing on the nature of egalitarian morality." He mixed, however, some prudence with his courage, and passed the greatest part of his time in a country retirement; alleging his advanced age, and the weakness of his eyes. Definition of retirement in US English: retirement nounrəˈtaɪ(ə)rməntrəˈtī(ə)rmənt 1The 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。 the library has seen a large number of retirements this year 图书馆今年有许多人退了休。 Example sentencesExamples Cazes retired from his official day job three years ago, when he reached the French legal age of retirement. If you are closer in age to retirement or if your children will need money for university soon, you should be taking on less risk. As they enjoy well-deserved retirement, who is stepping up to take their place? Self employed people can defer retirement until the age of 75. In fact, retirement counseling has emerged as an important area for executive coaches. So is a proposal that would have eliminated retirement at age 50 for anyone who had been with the company for 25 years. Young investors just starting out or older investors nearing retirement may have to make changes in their retirement plan. On the one hand, faculty retirements give institutions flexibility to reconstitute their faculty in the years ahead. Typically, the owners are people nearing retirement who've spent two or three decades building their businesses with tender loving care. He is much keener to talk more about his life after retirement from politics. The general shop owner was near retirement and he was the first to close. If you think retirement at age 65 isn't a realistic goal, you might be right. But the age of retirement traditionally has represented a kind of financial cliff. After a brief period in the country, Stone returned to Sydney, where he continued as a teacher at inner-city schools until his retirement in 1931. The ideal is to remain with the same company until retirement around age sixty. The study also predicts that by 2010 the average age of retirement will rise to 72. Many members were retired or nearing retirement and interested in seeing the co-op's assets sold so that they could get their share of the proceeds. Baby boomers nearing retirement are spurring demand for fixed-income securities. Employees who were approaching retirement or who underperformed for significant periods of time would be accommodated and tolerated rather than summarily dismissed. Many are at the peak of their careers, approaching retirement, starting a second career or opening a business. Synonyms giving up work, stopping working, stopping work 1.1 The period of one's life after leaving one's job and ceasing to work. 退休；退职；退役 he spent much of his retirement traveling in Europe 他退休后大部分时间在欧洲旅行。 Example sentencesExamples First, there's the simple fact that Americans are living longer in retirement, and that costs more. That way, you just might be able to live above the poverty line in your retirement! In retirement, Roosevelt continued to write and travel. At the moment it's compulsory to convert your pension pot into an annuity by the age of 75 to give you an income throughout retirement. Matrix just wants to be living in happy retirement with his daughter. Old age and retirement are going to be the furthest things from your mind but this is the best time to get your pension started. For Daniel and his wife, Nancy, 63, retirement has meant frequent travel, with their collecting adding purpose to their trips. Amongst people aged 25 or over, 12.1 million are failing to save enough to enjoy a comfortable retirement. Furthermore, a comfortable retirement today is largely dependent on generous pensions based on an employee's final salary. Jim Morris is alive and well and living in retirement. May she enjoy a long and happy well-earned retirement. Now both of those systems are nearing retirement, and Microsoft has revamped its bulletin process several times in the intervening years. Boomers, in particular, are driving the second-home market with an eye toward both investment and future retirement. We all wish Michael a long and happy retirement with his wife Patsy and all his family. First, staff must see that their departing colleagues are being well cared for and the company is doing all it can to help them secure a new career or happy retirement. Plus, some adults may not live long enough to enjoy their well-earned retirements or grandchildren. It won't be until that age that they've earned enough money to enable them to live a simple life in retirement. I always thought that you had to finish your career and be in the happy twilight of retirement before releasing a compilation or biography. Freedman says that clients approaching retirement or in retirement should take some defensive measures by shifting stock. He is enjoying an active retirement after many years of engineering and project management at Kaiser Engineering. Synonyms life after one retires, retired years, post-work years 1.2 The action or fact of ceasing to play a sport competitively. （运动员）停止参赛，退役 Example sentencesExamples The national fascination with Bradman did not cease with his retirement from the field of play; and it shows no sign of abating. Most runners are already planning their retirements by their early 30s. The former Indian seam bowler, Venkatesh Prasad, has announced his retirement from cricket. First Gary Kasparov, on anybody's short list of the greatest players of all time, announced his retirement from competitive play earlier this year. Gehrig had an off-season and was in fact a year from retirement. Jimmy Adams has been replaced by Carl Hooper, who has just ended a two-year self-imposed retirement from international cricket. The veteran French defender had been mulling over a new one-year contract put together to postpone his retirement from football. A week ago, champion Lennox Lewis, age 38, announced his retirement. Speaking about his imminent retirement from international football, the legendary player was content. Roy Keane will promptly confirm his retirement from international football, but Kerr will stay on. 2The withdrawal of a jury from the courtroom to decide their verdict. （陪审团）退庭表决 Example sentencesExamples A room shall be provided by the sheriff of each county for the use of the jury upon their retirement for deliberation, with suitable furniture, fuel, lights and stationery, unless such necessaries have been already furnished by the county. Immediately following its retirement the jury decided to break for lunch. 2.1 The period of time during which a jury decides their verdict. 退庭表决时间 a three-hour retirement 三个小时的退庭表决时间。 Example sentencesExamples Following the instructions on damages, the Judge instructs the Jury on the handling of the evidence they have received and finally with regard to their duties in retirement and in the forms of verdict to be considered. During the retirement of the jury, no officer of the court may discuss the case with any member of the jury or answer any question asked by a juror. 3Seclusion. 引退，退隐 he lived in retirement in Miami 他幽居在肯特郡。 Example sentencesExamples Recalled to Rome, Agricola lived in retirement, having refused the proconsulship of Asia. He had a few engagements before marrying his Florence and living quite happily ever after in fairy-tale retirement in Rapallo. After about 1920 he lived in virtual retirement in a cabin he built at Lac Tremblant in the Laurentians. She wondered what her mother looked like now, living in retirement in France. At the revolution he was deprived of his appointment and afterwards lived in retirement, principally at Clapham. For twelve years he lived in retirement before joining the French army and taking part in the campaign of 1806-07. But he was implicated in the Ridolfi plot in 1571, spent more years in captivity, and in the later 1570s lived in quiet retirement. It is fully prepared for my reception, and I intend entering upon it at once, trusting that I may yet live to spend many quiet years in peaceful retirement. Synonyms seclusion, retreat, solitude, loneliness, isolation, privacy, obscurity 3.1archaic A secluded or private place. 〈古〉退隐处，隐蔽处 Vermont, 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。 Example sentencesExamples He mixed, however, some prudence with his courage, and passed the greatest part of his time in a country retirement; alleging his advanced age, and the weakness of his eyes. According to Andrew Sanders, ‘The Elegy’ intermixes the poetry of a country retirement with a self-reflexive nocturnal musing on the nature of egalitarian morality."
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