retiring的意思|retiring的解释-里氏词典

retiring [rɪ'taɪrɪŋ]

a. 行将隐退的, 行将退休的, 就寝的

retiring

[ adj ]

not arrogant or presuming

<adj.all>

unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work

a shy retiring girl

of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

<adj.all>

a retiring member of the board

reluctant to draw attention to yourself

<adj.all>

Retire \Re*tire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retired}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Retiring}.] [F. retirer; pref. re- re- + tirer to draw.
See {Tirade}.]
1. To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.

He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children
into a forest. --Sir P.
Sidney.

As when the sun is present all the year,
And never doth retire his golden ray. --Sir J.
Davies.

2. To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take
up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note.

3. To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no
longer qualified for active service; to place on the
retired list; as, to retire a military or naval officer.

Retiring \Re*tir"ing\, a.
1. Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as, retiring
modesty; retiring manners.

2. Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited
to, or belonging to, retirement.

{Retiring board} (Mil.), a board of officers who consider and
report upon the alleged incapacity of an officer for
active service.

{Retiring pension}, a pension granted to a public officer on
his retirement from office or service.

Finally, $200 million of preferred stock will be issued to a KKR partnership in exchange for retiring $200 million of an about $600 million bridge loan that KKR has outstanding to RJR.
He succeeds Gordon E. Heffern, 63, who is retiring.
University of Utah President Chase N. Peterson, a cheerleader for the phantom phenomenon of tabletop fusion, is retiring under fire for a hidden, $500,000 transfer of money toward its development.
He has been chairman of the bicentennial commission since retiring from the Supreme Court in 1986.
William Clay Ford said Thursday he was retiring as a vice chairman of Ford Motor Co., paving the way for a fourth generation of family leadership of the automaker founded by his grandfather, Henry Ford.
Blanton was one of four Democrats vying for the chance to succeed retiring Rep. Ed Jones in the 8th District.
Allan Robertson is retiring from NCR.
Like White, Kingsley is an ex-Navy officer, retiring in 1971 to join Alabama Power Co. as senior engineer in nuclear production.
Also at the group, Ann Maynard Gray will succeed retiring Warren D. Schaub as senior vice president, finance, becoming chief financial officer for the ABC TV Network.
The Alexander & Baldwin spokesman said the transaction was an attractive investment opportunity for the company in terms of retiring its stock.
They tend to be entrepreneurs like William F. Gorog, retiring president of the Magazine Publishers Association and founder of the company that developed the widely used Nexis and Lexis electronic information-retrieval systems.
The Reagans are retiring to California.
Rod Turner at MANGANESE BRONZE, having resigned as finance director in order to join a management buy-in elsewhere; Brian Smith is also retiring.
John F. McGee, publisher of the Charleston Daily Mail, is retiring but will remain a director and a consultant to Thomson Newspapers Inc.
Brannon worked for 37 years at AP bureaus in Minneapolis, Madison, Wis., Milwaukee and Kansas City before retiring in 1966. He had worked for the Peoria (Ill.) Star in the late 1920s.
The Omaha World-Herald has appointed Deanna Sands as managing editor-nights, succeeding Carl Keith, who is retiring after 30 years with the newspaper.
He succeeds Wells P. Allen Jr., 67, who is retiring.
Houston taught music at the college for 35 years before retiring from teaching in 1972.
Now that she's finally retiring, her grateful owners wouldn't think of slaughtering her.
Thomas P. Stafford was elected a director, succeeding Jack P. Wright, who is retiring.
He replaces Jack E. Knake, who is retiring.
NEW HAMPSHIRE _ Republican Rep. Judd Gregg is favored to win the nomination for governor to succeed John Sununu, who is retiring. Democrat Paul McEachern has no primary opposition.
Brian Dovey and David Jack are retiring.
So Chrysler, with retiring Chrysler Motors Chairman Bennett Bidwell heading the charge, has been moaning about unfair comparisons.
The company would like to keep the plant running until 2010 instead of retiring the last unit in 1999.
Pearce spent 36 years with the San Francisco Examiner, retiring in 1975.
Carlisle A.H. Trost, the chief of naval operations, said under questioning by committee members that there was "no basis whatsoever for retiring the battleships as a consequence" of the recent spate of accidents that have hit the Navy.
It was the second year she had used the carriage since retiring her horse, Burmese, which she used to ride sidesaddle for the occasion, wearing a scarlet uniform.
"This is the usual party we have for retiring top executives," said GM spokesman Jim Crellin.
In California, the contest to succeed retiring Gov. George Deukmejian is a neck-and-neck race between Republican Pete Wilson, a two-term U.S. senator, and Democrat Dianne Feinstein, the former San Francisco mayor.

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