() [] to stop doing your job, especially because you have reached a particular age or because you are ill/sick; to tell sb they must stop doing their job（使）退休，退职◆She retired early because of ill health.她由于健康欠佳早早退休了。◆He intends to retire from Lex at the end of the year.他打算今年年底从法律岗位上退休。◆The company's official retiring age is 65.公司的正式退休年龄是 65 岁。◆She was retired on medical grounds.她因为健康原因被安排退休了。◆the retiring chairman即将退休的董事长➡ see note at resign () [] if a jury retires, it goes to a separate room to decide whether sb is guilty or not（陪审团）退庭，休庭 () [] to pay a debt; to say that sb does not have to pay a debt付清（债务）；免除（债务）◆They have retired $600 million of their $4 billion loan.他们已偿还 40 亿元贷款中的 6 亿元。