retirement
n
1 [C, U] (instance of) retiring or being retired from work 退职; 退役; 退休
There have been several retirements in my office recently. 最近我那办公室里有几个人退休了.
announce/give notice of one's retirement 宣布[通知]退休
urge older staff to take early retirement, ie retire before the usual age 敦促年纪较大的职员提前退休
be well above/below the age of retirement 远远超过[低於]退休年龄
[attrib 作定语]
retirement benefits 退休补助金
a retirement pension 退休金.
2 [U, sing] condition of being retired from work 退职、 退役、 退休之状况
He lives in retirement in Cornwall. 他在康沃尔郡过退休生活.
a happy and profitable retirement 愉快而有益的退休生活.
3 (idm 习语) go into/come out of retirement leave/return to one's regular work 离[复]职.
However, in recent times the old-age pension has only been paid to the poorest people because there has been an increase in the number of people out of work.189
然而阳近一段时间,老年养老金只付给那些最穷的人,因为失业的人数一直在增长。
For twenty years Gandhi played an important role in working for equal rights for Indians.