pension somebody/something ↔ off

a) BECto make someone leave their job when they are old or ill, and pay them a pension 〔由于年老或疾病而〕使〔某人〕退休并发放养老金

Not everyone wants to be pensioned off at 65.

并非每个人都希望在65岁退休领取养老金。

b) informalOLD/NOT YOUNG to get rid of something because it is old or not useful anymore 〔因陈旧或不再有用而〕丢弃〔某物〕

Many of the old ships have been pensioned off.

许多旧船已被废弃。

Examples from the Corpus

pension off• In three years, just thirty-six months, they would pension him off.• They live hand to mouth and get no pension or help off the state.

→ pension somebody/something ↔ off at pension2(1)

词汇	pension somebody/something ↔ off
释义	pension somebody/something ↔ off pension somebody/something ↔ off a) BECto make someone leave their job when they are old or ill, and pay them a pension 〔由于年老或疾病而〕使〔某人〕退休并发放养老金 Not everyone wants to be pensioned off at 65. 并非每个人都希望在65岁退休领取养老金。 b) informalOLD/NOT YOUNG to get rid of something because it is old or not useful anymore 〔因陈旧或不再有用而〕丢弃〔某物〕 Many of the old ships have been pensioned off. 许多旧船已被废弃。 Examples from the Corpus pension off• In three years, just thirty-six months, they would pension him off.• They live hand to mouth and get no pension or help off the state. → pension somebody/something ↔ off at pension2(1)
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