retire

退職する、引退する

一定の年齢に達するなどして、仕事を完全にやめる。

やさしい英語で： To stop working permanently, usually because you have reached a certain age.

• My father will retire next year.
• She retired after thirty years as a nurse.
• Would you like to retire early?

使い方： retire from something (My aunt retired from teaching last year.); retire at age (He plans to retire at sixty-five.)

類義語： stop working

よく使う表現： retire early, retire from work, retire at sixty

使用をやめる、退役させる

古くなったり不要になったりした物の使用を完全にやめる。

やさしい英語で： To stop using something permanently, often because it is old or no longer needed.

• We should retire this old printer.
• The airline retired ten planes last year.
• This computer system will be retired in June.

使い方： retire something from service (The company retired its oldest aircraft from service.)

類義語： withdraw, decommission, phase out

よく使う表現： retire old equipment, retire a model, retire from service, retire a product

引き下がる、床につく

休んだり眠ったりするために、静かな場所へ行く。

やさしい英語で： To go somewhere quiet to rest or sleep.

• I shall retire to bed now.
• He retired to a quiet room with his book.
• The guests had already retired for the night.

使い方： retire to somewhere (After dinner, she retired to her room.)

類義語： withdraw, go to bed

よく使う表現： retire to bed, retire early, retire to something

回収する、償還する

通貨や金融商品を流通から引き上げる、または借金を返し終える。

やさしい英語で： To remove money or financial products from use, or pay off a debt.

• The bank retired the old notes.
• The company used its savings to retire debt.
• These bonds will be retired next year.

類義語： withdraw, redeem, pay off

よく使う表現： retire a debt, retire old notes, retire outstanding bonds