retiring

Word family  noun retiree retirement adjective retired retiring verb retire

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++re·tir·ing /rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ $ -ˈtaɪrɪŋ/ adjective  1  SHYsomeone who is retiring does not want to be with other people, especially people they do not know 不合群的；害羞的 SYN shy As a child, Elizabeth was very shy and retiring. 伊丽莎白小时候非常腼腆害羞。► see thesaurus at shy2. the retiring president/manager/director etc BEOLD/NOT NEWa president etc who is soon going to leave their job 即将卸任的总裁/经理/董事等

Examples from the Corpus

retiring• Librarians are normally thought of as being retiring.• If she would come for a few years, until she's retiring age.• In his report, the Chairman Reg Simmons thanked the retiring committee for all the work they had done.• Of an extremely retiring disposition, he did not take an active part in public affairs.From Longman Business Dictionaryretiringre‧tir‧ing /rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ-ˈtaɪrɪŋ/ adjective the retiring manager/president/chairman etc a manager etc who is about to leave their job, usually because they have reached the end of their working life

re·tir·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable  

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retiring
re‧tir‧ing /rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ $ -ˈtaɪrɪŋ/ adjective1. someone who is retiring does not want to be with other people, especially people they do not know
   SYN  shy:
    As a child, Elizabeth was very shy and retiring.
2. the retiring president/manager/director etc a president etc who is soon going to leave their job
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ bashful shy and not willing to say very much
   ▪ self-conscious worried and embarrassed about what you look like or what other people think of you
   ▪ timid not brave or confident
   ▪ reserved not liking to express your emotions or talk about your problems
   ▪ introverted thinking a lot about your own interests, problems etc, and not liking to be with other people
   ▪ withdrawn quiet and not wanting to talk to other people, especially because you are unhappy
   ▪ antisocial not liking to meet people and talk to them
   ▪ retiring formal not wanting to be with other people

re·tir·ingBrE /rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ/ 🔊 adjectivepreferring not to spend time with other people 不爱与人交往的 SYN shy ◆a quiet, retiring man话少而又腼腆的男子