Definition of retiring in English:

retiring

adjective rɪˈtʌɪərɪŋrəˈtaɪ(ə)rɪŋ

Shy and fond of being on one's own.
腼腆的；爱独处的
a gentle, retiring person who avoided conflict
Example sentencesExamples
- He was a very modest and retiring man and he was the sort of man who, as I say in the book, was easy to forget.
- Oliver's father tried mightily to bring his son out of his shy and retiring shell, but the violence they saw every day in the world around them resulted in the young boy retreating even further within himself.
- Mrs. Feeney must have been in a lot of pain for she was normally a retiring woman noted for her kindnesses.
- Toy was a quiet and retiring man focused on the local church and missions.
- He led a retiring life, first in his native Bordeaux, then from 1870 in Paris, and until he was in his fifties he worked almost exclusively in black-and-white - in lithographs and charcoal drawings.
- His tasteful interpretations never force the music into being something that it is not, and his temperament is well matched to that of the retiring and modest composer.
- ‘You have to be fairly resilient and not too much of a shy retiring type,’ explains Tamsin O'Brien, BBC Yorkshire's newly appointed Head of Programmes.
- A retiring disposition prevented him taking a prominent political role, but he is a good example of a late Victorian nobleman dedicated to university and municipal matters.
- She wondered a little bit how such a delicate child - she had always been a child, all the long years that Isobel had known her - such a retiring girl could have raised a woman like Nixea.
Synonyms
shy, diffident, bashful, self-effacing, shrinking, unassuming, unassertive, reserved, reticent, quiet, timid, timorous, nervous, modest, demure, coy, meek, humble
private, secret, secretive, withdrawn, reclusive, media-shy, unsociable
rare seclusive, eremitic, eremitical, hermitic, anchoritic

Derivatives

retiringly

adverb

Mathis falls retiringly into the seat opposite her.
Example sentencesExamples
- In a white house with a green door on the outskirts of a village in the Vosges is living, almost as retiringly as a hermit, a woman who only a few years ago was one of the best known, gayest and most talked-of actresses in Paris.
- A newspaperman wrote in 1839 that Springfield contained "a throng of stores, taverns, and shops. .. and an agreeable assemblage of dwelling houses very neatly painted, most of them white, and situated somewhat retiringly behind tasteful frontyards."

Rhymes

firing, uninspiring, untiring, wiring

Definition of retiring in US English:

retiring

adjectiverəˈtaɪ(ə)rɪŋrəˈtī(ə)riNG

Shy and fond of being on one's own.
腼腆的；爱独处的
a gentle, retiring person who avoided conflict
Example sentencesExamples
- Oliver's father tried mightily to bring his son out of his shy and retiring shell, but the violence they saw every day in the world around them resulted in the young boy retreating even further within himself.
- His tasteful interpretations never force the music into being something that it is not, and his temperament is well matched to that of the retiring and modest composer.
- A retiring disposition prevented him taking a prominent political role, but he is a good example of a late Victorian nobleman dedicated to university and municipal matters.
- ‘You have to be fairly resilient and not too much of a shy retiring type,’ explains Tamsin O'Brien, BBC Yorkshire's newly appointed Head of Programmes.
- She wondered a little bit how such a delicate child - she had always been a child, all the long years that Isobel had known her - such a retiring girl could have raised a woman like Nixea.
- Toy was a quiet and retiring man focused on the local church and missions.
- He was a very modest and retiring man and he was the sort of man who, as I say in the book, was easy to forget.
- Mrs. Feeney must have been in a lot of pain for she was normally a retiring woman noted for her kindnesses.
- He led a retiring life, first in his native Bordeaux, then from 1870 in Paris, and until he was in his fifties he worked almost exclusively in black-and-white - in lithographs and charcoal drawings.
Synonyms
shy, diffident, bashful, self-effacing, shrinking, unassuming, unassertive, reserved, reticent, quiet, timid, timorous, nervous, modest, demure, coy, meek, humble

词汇	retiring
释义	Definition of retiring in English: retiring adjective rɪˈtʌɪərɪŋrəˈtaɪ(ə)rɪŋ Shy and fond of being on one's own. 腼腆的；爱独处的 a gentle, retiring person who avoided conflict Example sentencesExamples He was a very modest and retiring man and he was the sort of man who, as I say in the book, was easy to forget. Oliver's father tried mightily to bring his son out of his shy and retiring shell, but the violence they saw every day in the world around them resulted in the young boy retreating even further within himself. Mrs. Feeney must have been in a lot of pain for she was normally a retiring woman noted for her kindnesses. Toy was a quiet and retiring man focused on the local church and missions. He led a retiring life, first in his native Bordeaux, then from 1870 in Paris, and until he was in his fifties he worked almost exclusively in black-and-white - in lithographs and charcoal drawings. His tasteful interpretations never force the music into being something that it is not, and his temperament is well matched to that of the retiring and modest composer. ‘You have to be fairly resilient and not too much of a shy retiring type,’ explains Tamsin O'Brien, BBC Yorkshire's newly appointed Head of Programmes. A retiring disposition prevented him taking a prominent political role, but he is a good example of a late Victorian nobleman dedicated to university and municipal matters. She wondered a little bit how such a delicate child - she had always been a child, all the long years that Isobel had known her - such a retiring girl could have raised a woman like Nixea. Synonyms shy, diffident, bashful, self-effacing, shrinking, unassuming, unassertive, reserved, reticent, quiet, timid, timorous, nervous, modest, demure, coy, meek, humble private, secret, secretive, withdrawn, reclusive, media-shy, unsociable rare seclusive, eremitic, eremitical, hermitic, anchoritic Derivatives retiringly adverb Mathis falls retiringly into the seat opposite her. Example sentencesExamples In a white house with a green door on the outskirts of a village in the Vosges is living, almost as retiringly as a hermit, a woman who only a few years ago was one of the best known, gayest and most talked-of actresses in Paris. A newspaperman wrote in 1839 that Springfield contained "a throng of stores, taverns, and shops. .. and an agreeable assemblage of dwelling houses very neatly painted, most of them white, and situated somewhat retiringly behind tasteful frontyards." Rhymes firing, uninspiring, untiring, wiring Definition of retiring in US English: retiring adjectiverəˈtaɪ(ə)rɪŋrəˈtī(ə)riNG Shy and fond of being on one's own. 腼腆的；爱独处的 a gentle, retiring person who avoided conflict Example sentencesExamples Oliver's father tried mightily to bring his son out of his shy and retiring shell, but the violence they saw every day in the world around them resulted in the young boy retreating even further within himself. His tasteful interpretations never force the music into being something that it is not, and his temperament is well matched to that of the retiring and modest composer. A retiring disposition prevented him taking a prominent political role, but he is a good example of a late Victorian nobleman dedicated to university and municipal matters. ‘You have to be fairly resilient and not too much of a shy retiring type,’ explains Tamsin O'Brien, BBC Yorkshire's newly appointed Head of Programmes. She wondered a little bit how such a delicate child - she had always been a child, all the long years that Isobel had known her - such a retiring girl could have raised a woman like Nixea. Toy was a quiet and retiring man focused on the local church and missions. He was a very modest and retiring man and he was the sort of man who, as I say in the book, was easy to forget. Mrs. Feeney must have been in a lot of pain for she was normally a retiring woman noted for her kindnesses. He led a retiring life, first in his native Bordeaux, then from 1870 in Paris, and until he was in his fifties he worked almost exclusively in black-and-white - in lithographs and charcoal drawings. Synonyms shy, diffident, bashful, self-effacing, shrinking, unassuming, unassertive, reserved, reticent, quiet, timid, timorous, nervous, modest, demure, coy, meek, humble
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