| 单词 | retiral |
| 释义 | retiral Now chiefly Sc.|rɪˈtaɪərəl|
[f. retire v. + -al1.]
1. The act of retreating or withdrawing.
1611Cotgr., Escart.., a place of solitarie retirall. Ibid., Retirade.., a place of retrait, of a retirall, for defendants behind a breach. 1904A. C. Bradley Shaks. Trag. 50 All through the conflict we shall find a regular alternation of smaller advances and retirals. 1964J. D. Mackie Hist. Scotl. ii. 22 The retiral which followed the departure of Agricola. 1976Scotsman 24 Dec. 13/1 (Advt.), Retiral collection in aid of children's homes.
2. The act or fact of withdrawing from, or of giving up, an office, position, or vocation.
1879Brit. & For. Evang. Rev. XXVIII. 73 His retiral was no doubt succeeded by an over-powering sense of the importance of biblical study. 1894Catholic News 1 Dec. 8/5 Lord Ripon..alluded to the retiral of Mr. Gladstone. 1939Daily Tel. 18 Dec. 12/5 (Advt.), Owing retiral of Foreman Pattern Maker..a vacancy occurs for a first-class Man with organising ability. 1965J. Potter Death in Office i. 10 You will recall my telling you of a verbal agreement between the late Chairman and myself that my retiral should be at my own discretion. 1973Stirling Observer 25 July 11/6 A special retiral presentation is being made by the chairman. 1978Lochaber News 31 Mar. 14/1 (Advt.), Young person required for civil engineering stores to fill vacancy due to retiral.
3. ‘The act of taking up and paying a bill when due’ (Ogilvy, 1882, and in later Dicts.).
So † reˈtirance; † retiˈration. Obs. rare.
1637Bastwick Litany i. 1 It was..a most excellent meanes of the soules retiration from the loue of these sublunary things. 1662J. Chandler Van Helmont's Oriat. 155 It was spoiled of naturall endowed vertues, as well in its own body, as in the places of its retirances. |
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