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② （指武器） decommission ▸ 退役核反应堆 a deactivated nuclear reactor ▸ 这种老式战机早该退役了。 These old-fashioned fighter planes should be withdrawn as soon as possible.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. |