"put out to pasture" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 退休（比喻用法）- 让…退出工作岗位

Definition

让某人停止工作，通常因为他们年纪大或不再被认为有用；最初源自农业，用于让动物退役在田野里吃草。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于职场，指因年龄或能力原因被动退休，语气可带幽默或轻蔑色彩。一般不用在自愿退休的场合，多指被动安排。

Examples

After 40 years with the company, Mr. Lee was put out to pasture.

李先生在公司工作了40年后被**退休**了。

Some workers fear being put out to pasture before they are ready.

有些员工害怕还没准备好就被**退休**。

He doesn't want to be put out to pasture; he still loves his job.

他不想被**退休**，因为他还喜欢他的工作。

After the new management came in, a lot of senior staff got put out to pasture.

新管理层上任后，许多老员工被**退休**了。

When they started automating tasks, some workers felt like they were being put out to pasture.

开始自动化工作后，一些工人觉得自己被**淘汰**了。

You can't just put people out to pasture as soon as they hit a certain age.

你不能一到某个年龄就把人**退休**。