pension
noun
verb
noun
ˈpenʃən noun
1 an amount of money paid regularly by the government or company to someone who does not work any more, for example because they have reached the age when people stop working or because they are ill 养老金; 退休金
verb
2 to 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 岁就退休领取养老金。
3 to get rid of something because it is old or not useful any more [非正式] 〔因陈旧或不再有用而〕丢弃〔某物〕 informal
Many of the old ships have been pensioned off
许多旧船已被废弃了。
ˈpɒnsiɒn noun
4 a small cheap hotel in France and some other European countries 〔法国或其他一些欧洲国家中的〕廉价小旅店