retiring

[ri'tairiŋ]

adj.退休的, 退役的, 腼腆的, 不爱交际的
动词retire的现在分词

例句与用法：

Colleagues presented the retiring chairman with a cheque/presented a cheque to the retiring chairman.

同事们把一张支票交给退休的主席。

Retiring early from his job freed him to join several local clubs.

他早早退休，摆脱了工作的羁绊而加入了当地的几个俱乐部。

I can't disappoint my public by retiring.

我可不能退休，否则大家会失望的。

I'm not contemplating retiring (ie I do not intend to retire) yet.

我尚未考虑退休问题。

Some people find retiring difficult, but he has taken it all in his stride.

有些人觉得退休生活很艰难,但他轻而易举地适应了。

Joanna had a gentle retiring disposition.

乔安娜性格温柔而腼腆。

词形变化：

副词: retiringly | 名词: retiringness |

详细释义：

a.

1. 退休的, 退职的, 退役的

2. 离群索居的; 腼腆的; 谦让的

She was a shy, retiring girl.

她是一个怕羞腼腆的女孩子。