retiring
adj. 即將退休的; 即將離職的; 過隱居生活的; 害羞的
v. 退職,退役, (使)退休( retire的現在分詞 ); 退下; 撤退; 就寢
Someone who is retiring is shy and avoids meeting other people.
I'm still that shy, retiring little girl who was afraid to ask for sweets in the shop.
我仍然是那個羞怯孤僻,不敢在商店買糖果的小女孩。
1. not blatant or overly aggressive in manner or appearance;
2. moving toward a position farther from the front;
3. not arrogant or presuming;
4. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office;
For a shrinking and retiring person, our heroine had been liberal of her favors.
對於一個羞怯退縮、幽居深閨的姑娘來說, 我們的女主人公也一直享有充分的自由去做她喜歡做的事情.
Tom will be retiring next year.
湯姆明年將要退休.
He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.
他常想在英國過退休生活,並打算在這個國家定居下來.
The company's official retiring age is 65.
公司正式的退休年齡是65歲.
Did you know that Senator Stone is retiring and that his seat up for grabs?
你知道嗎,斯通參議員要退休了,他的席位將公開競選.