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词汇 superannuate
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Definition of superannuate in English:

superannuate

verb ˌsuːpəˈranjʊeɪtˌsupərˈænjueɪt
[with object]
  • Retire (someone) with a pension.

    使领养老金退休

    his pilot's licence was withdrawn and he was superannuated

    他的飞行员执照被收回了,他也领退休金退休了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Pirate radio was about to be superannuated by the BBC shake-up that would give rise to Radio One.
    • Soon after superannuating at the UN, Reddy wrote a paper on India and South Africa.
    Synonyms
    pensioned off, retired, pensioned
    elderly, old
    informal, derogatory over the hill, long in the tooth, past it, put out to grass

Derivatives

  • superannuable

  • adjective
    • Distinction awards and discretionary points, which provide £170m a year in superannuable bonus payments for senior doctors, will be merged into a single, more graduated scheme with increased funding.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The difference between the two is that military salary is superannuable.

Origin

Mid 17th century: back-formation from superannuated, from medieval Latin superannuatus, from Latin super- 'over' + annus 'year'.

Definition of superannuate in US English:

superannuate

verbˌsupərˈænjueɪtˌso͞opərˈanyo͞oāt
[with object]usually be superannuated
  • Retire (someone) with a pension.

    使领养老金退休

    his pilot's license was withdrawn and he was superannuated

    他的飞行员执照被收回了,他也领退休金退休了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Pirate radio was about to be superannuated by the BBC shake-up that would give rise to Radio One.
    • Soon after superannuating at the UN, Reddy wrote a paper on India and South Africa.
    Synonyms
    pensioned off, retired, pensioned

Origin

Mid 17th century: back-formation from superannuated, from medieval Latin superannuatus, from Latin super- ‘over’ + annus ‘year’.

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