| 词组 | retirement |
| 释义 | retirement /rɪˈtaɪəmənt $ -ˈtaɪr-/ noun the time when people stop working or playing a professional sport, usually because of their ageadjectivesearly retirement (=before the usual or expected time) She applied for early retirement when she was 58.premature retirement (=before the natural or proper time) The injury forced him into premature retirement.compulsory retirement (=when the law or a company forces someone to retire) The government abolished compulsory retirement, allowing older people to continue working.a comfortable retirement (=with enough money to buy what you need or want) With his savings plus his pension, he can look forward to a comfortable retirement.sb’s forthcoming/upcoming retirement (=happening soon) He announced his forthcoming retirement from international cricket.verbsannounce your retirement Shortly after the election defeat, he announced his retirement from politics.approach/near retirement He’s 64 this year and nearing retirement.consider/contemplate retirement (=think about retiring) I asked Sir Alan if he had ever seriously considered retirement.come out of retirement (=start working or playing a professional sport again) The former world champion came out of retirement for one last fight.defer/postpone retirement (=delay it until a later date) She has decided to postpone retirement until her current students graduate.retirement + nounsretirement age Sixty-five was the normal retirement age for men. | Dad’s approaching retirement age.retirement benefits (=money that you receive from a pension scheme) Part-time workers at the company get health and retirement benefits.a retirement plan/fund/scheme (=an amount of money from which payments come to someone who has retired) You need to start paying into a retirement plan.retirement date My retirement date is July 10th next year.prepositionssb’s retirement as sth In April, Ms Fielding announced her retirement as director of the company.sb’s retirement from sth After his retirement from the army, he became a teacher.for (your) retirement You should be saving money for your retirement.before/after (your) retirement Before retirement, Bert spent his working life with the Post Office. | Dad became a keen golfer after his retirement.in retirement (=the period after you have retired) The scheme provides an income in retirement of around half the average wage.phrasestake early retirement (=retire earlier than usual) He took early retirement after working as a firefighter for 25 years. |
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