retired
/ɹɪˈtaɪəɹd/ 形容词 A2中文： 退休的、僻静的、退役的
- Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet. · I lead a retired lifestyle.
- Of a place, far from civilization, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.
- Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. (of people) · The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.
- No longer in use or production. · Following Jackie Robinson's success, his uniform number, 42, became a retired number across all major league teams.
来自图书馆
Old Anthony Rockwall, retired manufacturer and proprietor of Rockwall’s Eureka Soap, looked out the library window of his Fifth Avenue mansion and grinned.
A lump came into her throat, and she hastily retired behind the pages of her uplifted Latin grammar to hide the tears in her eyes.
At five o’clock the two ladies retired to dress, and at half-past six Elizabeth was summoned to dinner.
Accordingly, when she retired at night, she asked the chambermaid whether Pemberley were not a very fine place, what was the name of its proprietor, and, with no little alarm, whether the family were down for the summer?
在真实文章中学习retired
注册免费账号后，在图书馆中把鼠标悬停在任何单词上即可看到意思，还能听朗读、收藏单词并按你的记忆安排复习，看到每本书你已经认识多少。