retirement
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++re·tire·ment /rɪˈtaɪəmənt $ -ˈtaɪr-/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun 1 [countable, uncountable]BELEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATION when you stop working, usually because of your age 退休；退职retirement from He became a keen golfer after his retirement from politics. 他从政坛退下后，热衷于打高尔夫球。retirement as He announced his retirement as chief executive of the company. 他宣布从公司总裁的职位上退休。 She took early retirement (=retired at an earlier age than usual) last year. 她去年提前退休了。 Dad’s approaching retirement age. 爸爸快到退休年龄了。2 [singular, uncountable]OLD/NOT NEW the period after you have stopped work 退休期间 I hope you enjoy a long and happy retirement. 我希望你好好享受悠长幸福的退休生活。in retirement Will you be able to support yourself in retirement? 你退休后能养活自己吗？ a retirement pension 退休金n COLLOCATIONSverbsapproach retirementPeople approaching retirement need to consider the issue of money.take early retirement (=retire earlier than usual)He took early retirement in 1990 after 25 years at IBM.announce your retirementShortly after his defeat he announced his retirement from politics.adjectivesearly retirement (=before the usual or expected time)Staff are being asked to consider early retirement.premature retirement (=before the natural or proper time)Injury forced him into premature retirement.retirement + NOUNretirement ageSixty-five was the normal retirement age for men.retirement benefits British English (=in Britain, money provided through the state pension scheme)Part-time workers at the company do, however, get health and retirement benefits.retirement dateMy actual retirement date is July 10.Examples from the Corpus
retirement• I have less than a year to go before retirement.• How much do I need to save for a comfortable retirement?• Attitudes towards employment, retirement, and early retirement are not formed in a vacuum.• Certainly, one ought to put aside for retirement more than Social Security.• Stitch announced her retirement this year.• Older married women are less likely than men to receive a National Insurance retirement pension in their own right.• From some angles, it looks to be a pension plan offering monthly retirement benefits commensurate with contributions.• Sergeant Gonzalez was a twenty-year man, a Marine who, at forty, was near retirement.• A person's retirement will affect the family functioning and network but this is not unidirectional.• He wants the retirement age raised to 70 and cost-of-living increases for Social Security recipients reduced.• Backdate home responsibilities protection to cover women coming up to retirement now.retirement age• The Labour Party's manifestos at the last two general elections contained proposals to lower the main retirement age.• Nearing retirement age, he had withdrawn in disgust and fled to Kyoto.• Both also were of retirement age.• After twenty years, he reached retirement age, left his job, and began spending every moment on the case.• The Government has delayed responding to the need to equalise pension rights because it means equalising State retirement ages.• In addition, the occupational characteristics and family circumstances of those remaining in employment beyond statutory retirement age are explored.• So for some older workers the retirement age is effectively lowered by unemployment, sickness or injury.From Longman Business Dictionaryretirementre‧tire‧ment /rɪˈtaɪəmənt-ˈtaɪr-/ noun1[uncountable] the act of leaving a job because you have reached the end of your working life, or the period of your life after you do this290 employees are eligible totake early retirement (=leave before the usual age).Mr. Baker turns 65 next month, the usualretirement age for the company’s employees.You must make adequate provision for your retirement.2retirement income/benefits/pensionHUMAN RESOURCES money paid to someone after they have stopped work at the end of their working lifeIBM decided to give full retirement benefits to employees with 30 years of service, regardless of their age. → see also individual retirement account under account13[uncountable]FINANCE the act of paying off a loan completely, usually before the normal timeretirement ofThe remaining £21 million will cover theretirement of debt. → debt retirementre·tire·ment noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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re‧tire‧ment S3 W3 /rɪˈtaɪəmənt $ -ˈtaɪr-/
noun1. [uncountable and countable] when you stop working, usually because of your age
retirement from
He became a keen golfer after his retirement from politics.
retirement as
He announced his retirement as chief executive of the company.
She took early retirement (=retired at an earlier age than usual) last year.
Dad’s approaching retirement age.
2. [singular, uncountable] the period after you have stopped work:
I hope you enjoy a long and happy retirement.
in retirement
Will you be able to support yourself in retirement?
a retirement pension
■ verbs
▪approach retirement People approaching retirement need to consider the issue of money.
▪take early retirement (=retire earlier than usual) He took early retirement in 1990 after 25 years at IBM.
▪announce your retirement Shortly after his defeat he announced his retirement from politics.
■ adjectives
▪early retirement (=before the usual or expected time) Staff are being asked to consider early retirement.
▪premature retirement (=before the natural or proper time) Injury forced him into premature retirement.
■ retirement + NOUN
▪retirement age Sixty-five was the normal retirement age for men.
▪retirement benefits British English (=in Britain, money provided through the state pension scheme) Part-time workers at the company do, however, get health and retirement benefits.
▪retirement date My actual retirement date is July 10.
re‧tire‧ment S3 W3 /rɪˈtaɪəmənt $ -ˈtaɪr-/
noun1. [uncountable and countable] when you stop working, usually because of your ageretirement from
retirement as
2. [singular, uncountable] the period after you have stopped work:
in retirement
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Getting a job 找工作
look for work找工作 look for/apply for/go for a job找工作；申请一个职位；努力争取工作 get/pick up/complete/fill out/ ( BrE fill in an application (form)得到／拿到／完成／填写申请（表） send/email your( CV/BrE ( résumé/application/application form/covering letterNAmE 寄／通过电邮发送简历／申请／申请表／附函 be called for/have/attend an interview被要求参加／有／参加面试 offer sb a job/work/employment/promotion给某人提供一份工作；雇用某人；提拔某人 find/get/land a job找到工作 employ/ ( especially
NAmE hire/recruit/ ( especially
BrE take on staff/workers/trainees雇用员工／工人／实习生 recruit/appoint a manager招聘／任命经理
Doing a job 做工作
arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory上／下班；到办公室／工厂上班；从办公室／工厂下班 start/finish work/your shift开始／结束工作／轮班工作时间 do/put in/work overtime加班 have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications拥有／获得／缺乏／需要经验／资格 do/get/have/receive training做／得到／接受培训 learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills学习／偶然学会／提高／发展技能 cope with/manage/share/spread the workload应付／勉力完成／分担／分摊工作量 improve your/achieve a better work-life balance达到更好的工作与生活的平衡 have (no) job satisfaction/job security有／没有工作满足感／职业保障
Building a career 建立职业生涯
have a job/work/a career/a vocation有工作／事业／职业 find/follow/pursue/ ( especially
NAmE live (out) your vocation找到／从事／致力于／实践适合自己的职业 enter/go into/join a profession加入一个行业 choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career选择／从事／开始／致力于一种职业 change jobs/profession/career换工作／行业／职业 be/ ( both especially
BrE work/go freelance做自由职业 do/take on temp work/freelance work做／开始从事临时工作／特约工作 do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work做／从事／参与义务性工作
Leaving your job 离职
leave/ ( especially
NAmE quit/resign from your job离职；辞职 give up work/your job/your career放弃工作／事业 hand in your notice/resignation递交辞呈 plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.计划／预计六月／明年等退休 take early retirement提前退休
Childhood/youth 童年／青年时期
be born and raised/bred in Oxford;be born into a wealthy/middle-class family在牛津出生并长大；在富裕／中产家庭出生 have a happy/an unhappy/a tough childhood有幸福／不幸／艰苦的童年 grow up in a musical family/in an orphanage/on a farm成长于音乐之家／孤儿院／农场 be/grow up an only child (= with no brothers or sisters)是独生子 reach/hit/enter/go through adolescence/puberty进入／经历青春期 be in your teens/early twenties/mid-twenties/late twenties十几岁；二十出头；二十五岁左右；将近三十岁 undergo/experience physical/psychological changes经历生理／心理变化 give in to/succumb to/resist peer pressure屈服于／顶住同辈的压力 assert your independence/individuality维护独立／个性
Adulthood 成年
leave school/university/home中学／大学毕业；离家 go out to work (at sixteen)（16 岁）投身工作 get/find a job/partner找到工作／伴侣 be/get engaged/married订婚；结婚 have/get a wife/husband/mortgage/steady job有妻子／丈夫／按揭贷款／稳定的工作 settle down and have kids/children/a family安定下来并生儿育女 begin/start/launch/build a career (in politics/science/the music industry)开始（政治／科学／音乐）职业生涯 prove (to be)/represent/mark/reach a turning point in your life/career最终成为／代表／标志／达到某人人生／某人职业生涯的转折点 reach/be well into/settle into middle age进入／安度中年 have/suffer/go through a midlife crisis经历中年危机 take/consider early retirement提前退休；考虑提前退休 approach/announce/enjoy your retirement临近／宣布／享受退休
Old age 老年
have/see/spend time with your grandchildren有孙辈；与孙辈共度时光 take up/pursue/develop a hobby开始／追求／培养一种爱好 get/receive/draw/collect/live on a pension得到／提取／领取退休金；靠退休金生活 approach/save for/die from old age临近晚年；存钱养老；老死 live to a ripe old age高寿 reach the grand old age of 102/23( often
活到 102／23 岁高龄（常作反语） be/become/be getting/be going senile( often
变得衰老（常作反语） die (peacefully)/pass away in your sleep/after a brief illness在睡梦中／患病不久（平静地）离开人世