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retain

英 [rɪ'teɪn] 美[rɪ'ten]
  • vt. 保持;雇;记住

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词态变化


第三人称单数: retains;过去式: retained;过去分词: retained;现在分词: retaining;

助记提示


1. re- "back" + -tain.
2. => hold back, keep back.
3. => continue keeping, keep possession of, keep in the mind.
4. => keep (another) attached to one's person, keep in service.

中文词源


retain 保留,保持

re-,向后,往回,-tain,保持,词源同 contain,tenure.

英文词源


retain (v.)
late 14c., "hold back, restrain;" c. 1400, "continue keeping, keep possession of," from Old French retenir "keep, retain; take into feudal service; hold back; remember" (12c.), from Latin retinere "hold back, keep back, detain, restrain," from re- "back" (see re-) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Meaning "keep (another) attached to one's person, keep in service" is from mid-15c.; specifically of lawyers from 1540s. Meaning "keep in the mind" is from c. 1500. Related: Retained; retaining.

双语例句


1. Daily facial exercises help her to retain the skin's elasticity.
每天做面部运动帮助她保持皮肤弹性。

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2. Disney will retain a 51 percent controlling interest in the venture.
迪斯尼将保留该项目51%的控股权。

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3. Vegetables should retain some firmness and should not be soggy and waterlogged.
蔬菜应保持一定的硬挺度,不应潮乎乎的浸透了水。

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4. He decided to retain him for the trial.
他决定聘请他为出庭律师。

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5. He is likely to retain the England captaincy.
他有望继续担任英格兰队队长。

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