词组 | pension |
释义 | pension [pensioned, pensioned, pensioning] pension off 1. pension sb off • pension off sb to arrange for someone to stop working and receive a pension, because they are old, ill, or no longer needed. A pension is money that people receive each month from a company or the government after they have stopped working: ▪ The Defence Ministry pensioned off 750 officers including 10 generals ▪ In traditional societies the elders directed the affairs of the tribe; in Western societies, the elderly are usually pensioned off. 2. pension sth off • pension off sth especially BrE to get rid of something that you have been using for a long time because they are no longer useful: ▪ The old cruise ship was finally pensioned off and spent the rest of her days as a floating hotel. ▪ Coal-fired power stations are being pensioned off and replaced by gas-fired ones, which are less harmful to the environment. ■ SIMILAR TO: to do away with, get rid of |
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