retiring

adj.

1. 不爱与人交往的
   preferring not to spend time with other people
   1. a quiet, retiring man
      话少而又腼腆的男子

1. ADJ-GRADED 不爱交际的;害羞的;孤僻的;离群索居的
   Someone who is retiring is shy and avoids meeting other people.
   1. I'm still that shy, retiring little girl who was afraid to ask for sweets in the shop.
      我仍然是那个羞怯孤僻，不敢在商店买糖果的小女孩。
2. See also: retire

1. Webster is retiring as head of the Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA).
   韦伯斯特即将从中央情报局局长的位子上退职。
2. The greatest manager there has ever been, or ever will be in my book, is retiring.
   这位迄今为止最杰出的，在我看来，也是后人无法超越的经理，就要退休了。
3. I'm retiring next month. They're putting me out to pasture.
   我下个月退休。他们要我养老去了。
4. Lillee said he had no regrets about retiring.
   利里说他没后悔退休。
5. I'm still that shy, retiring little girl who was afraid to ask for sweets in the shop.
   我仍然是那个羞怯孤僻，不敢在商店买糖果的小女孩。
6. She was a shy and retiring person off-stage
   她在现实生活中是个腼腆而且不善社交的人。
7. He is watching for an opportunity of retiring quietly.
   他在瞅空悄悄离开。
8. Her majesty awarded a distinction to the retiring prime minister.
   女王陛下授勋给行将离任的首相。
9. My dreams of retiring to Aix-en-Provence are gone. Now I'll have to retire to Aix-en-Poughkeepsie.
   我退休后到法国普罗旺斯地区艾克斯（Aix-en-Provence）居住的梦想破灭了，现在我退休后只好去纽约州波基普西市艾克斯（Aix-en-Poughkeepsie）了。
10. My friend, who has served on the International Olympic Committee all his life, is retiring next month.
    我有位朋友，他一辈子服务于国际奥林匹克委员会，下个月就要退休了。
11. This is my last match, junuh. I'm retiring.
    这是我最后的比赛了，我要退休了。
12. You might already know, but I'll be retiring at the end of this month.
    你大概知道了吧，我这个月就要退休了。
13. Mr Carter is retiring and we need a new director to fill his shoes.
    卡特先生要退休了，我们需要一位新经理接替他。
14. Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week.
    斯图亚特.佩奇先生下星期就退休了。
15. I've heard a story that you may be retiring next year-is it true?
    我听说你明年可能要退休了&这是真的吗？
16. Before retiring two years ago, I taught mathematics and computer science in london.
    我退休两年了，在这之前一直在伦敦教授数学和计算机课。
17. Jane: I didn't even realize she was retiring.
    阿珍：我甚至都不知道她要退休了。
18. Retiring from work can leave elderly people with the absence of a role in life.
    退休使老年人缺少了在生活中的角色。
19. I can confirm I will be retiring next year.
    我可以证实明年我要退休。
20. On the last trip in his career before retiring, they met a group of gangsters.
    在父亲退休前的最后一次航行中，他们遇上了凶恶的歹徒。
21. I went to the board this morning and told them I was retiring.
    今早我告诉董事会我要退休了。
22. He had found the perfect excuse for retiring early.
    他找到了提前退休的极好的借口。
23. The brown bear is retiring next year.
    明年棕熊就可以退休了。
24. He's a retiring author who hates parties and publicity.
    他是一位离群索居的作家，憎恶聚会和引人注意。
25. This retiring attitude enchanced his prestige.
    他这种与世无争的态度更增加了他的威望。
26. The chairman mention the work of the retiring managing director.
    董事长提到了即将退休的总经理的工作。
27. I'm retiring after this tour.
    这次旅行以后我就准备退休。
28. My favorite player man, and I can't believe you're retiring.
    我最喜欢的球员，我还是不能相信你要退役了。
29. Our former headmaster will be retiring next week.
    我们的前任校长将于下周退休。
30. I am not retiring yet. I will start a new challenge at Leverkusen.
    我还没准备退役，我会在勒沃库森开始一段新的挑战。

adj

1. reluctant to draw attention to yourself

   Synonym:    reticentself-effacing

2. not arrogant or presuming
   1. unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work
   2. a shy retiring girl

   Synonym:    unassuming