retirement UK [rɪ'taɪə.mənt] US [-'taɪr-] noun countable or uncountable ESSENTIAL ■when you leave your job and stop working, usually because you are old 退休;退职;退役•Many teachers over the age of 50 are taking early retirement.很多50岁以上的老师都提前退休。 •What is the normal retirement age in this country?这个国家人们通常多大年纪退休? ESSENTIAL ■the period in someone's life after they have stopped working because they reached a particular age 退休生活;退休后的岁月•We wish you a long and happy retirement.我们祝愿您退休后幸福长寿。 |