退役 tuìyì verb ① (指军人) be discharged from active military service ▸ 退役军人 ex-serviceman ② (指武器) decommission ▸ 退役核反应堆 a deactivated nuclear reactor ▸ 这种老式战机早该退役了。 These old-fashioned fighter planes should be withdrawn as soon as possible. ③ (指运动员) retire from sport ▸ 老运动员纷纷退役。 The old athletes have been retiring one by one. |