| 1. | He resigned himself to the role of confidant .
他退居到知心朋友的地位上。 |
| 2. | This rule has been superseded since 1925 .
自1925年以来，此项原则已退居次位。 |
| 3. | On most social occasions, she lurked in the background .
在大多数社交场合，她总是退居后台。 |
| 4. | The sense of duty dominates all else, and personal claims recede .
责任感压倒一切，个人的打算也就退居其次了。 |
| 5. | People who want to make a fortune, never think of retiring to the remote and poor provinces .
想发财的人，决不会退居穷乡僻壤。 |
| 6. | All other inventions and discoveries were inconsiderable or at least subordinate .
所有其它的发明和发现都显得微不足道，或至少退居次要地位。 |
| 7. | Mr. wadgers was presently missing, having retired impregnably behind the bolts and bars of his own house .
华杰斯先生现在安如泰山地退居在自己的家门里，人们看不见他了。 |
| 8. | People who retire to the country often miss the amenity of a town
退居到乡村的人们时常怀念城市舒适的生活。 |
| 9. | He works enthusiastically as ever even though he has retired from the leading post
尽管己退居二线，他的工作热情丝毫不减。 |
| 10. | When they reach a certain age , army officers retire from active service
当达到一定年龄时，军官们退居二线而不再从事那些活跃的工作。 |
