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1.retire vi.退休
He will retire from the army/his directorship next year.
他明年从部队退役[从主管职位上退休。
【常用短语】retire into oneself 不与人交往
None of us know him well, he has a tendency to retire into himself.
他不大和别人来往，所以我们大家都不怎么了解他。
2.maintain vt.维持
We must maintain a firm attitude.
我们必须采取坚定的态度。
【词源解说】13世纪中期进入英语，直接源自盎格鲁法语的meintenir；最初源自拉丁语的manu tenere:manu(手）+tenere(握着，拿着），意为用手拿着。
3.basically adv.从根本上说
It was basically a superstition.
实质上那是一种自欺欺人的想法。
4.be familiar with... 对……熟悉
Are you familiar with the laws relating to trespass?
你熟悉关于侵入私人领地的法律吗？
