retire學測 L4KK [rɪˈtaɪr] ｜ /rɪˈtaɪr/
退休；引退·就寢；上床睡覺
學測常考詞，兼有退休與就寢兩義
Grandpa finishes work at five and retires to bed at nine every night.
爺爺每天五點下班退休，晚上九點又「退」回床上睡覺。
一個畫面：退到後方休息
卸下職務結束工作，不再上班
退到房間結束一天，走回房間
躺下入睡身心放鬆，準備睡覺
義項
卸任退休B1verb退休；引退
After working for forty years, Mr. Chen decided to retire and spend more time with his family.
在工作四十年後，陳先生決定退休，多花時間陪伴家人。
retire from workretire at 65
夜晚就寢B1verb就寢；上床睡覺
After a long day at work, Mr. Wu likes to retire early and get a good night's sleep.
在忙碌的一天工作後，吳先生喜歡早點就寢，好好睡一覺。
retire earlyretire for the night
片語
retire early提早收工 →提早退休或提早就寢
retire from從中退下 →從某工作或職位離開
retire to bed退回床鋪 →回房間準備睡覺
你會不會這樣說？
The president decided to ___ after serving for eight years. (retire / require)
看答案
retire
retire(退休)與require(需要)字形相近，意思不同。
'After a long day at work, he likes to retire early.' 這裡的 retire 最接近哪個意思？(A) 退休不再工作 (B) 就寢去睡覺
看答案
(B)
此句描述一天工作結束後的動作，對應「就寢」而非「退休」。
字族
retirement 退休；退休生活・retired 已退休的・retiree 退休人士