retain

英 [r?'te?n] 美[r?'ten]
  • vt. 保持;雇;記住

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詞態(tài)變化


第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?retains;過(guò)去式:?retained;過(guò)去分詞:?retained;現(xiàn)在分詞:?retaining;

助記提示


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.

中文詞源


retain 保留,保持

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

英文詞源


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.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. Daily facial exercises help her to retain the skin's elasticity.
每天做面部運(yùn)動(dòng)幫助她保持皮膚彈性。

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2. Disney will retain a 51 percent controlling interest in the venture.
迪斯尼將保留該項(xiàng)目51%的控股權(quán)。

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3. Vegetables should retain some firmness and should not be soggy and waterlogged.
蔬菜應(yīng)保持一定的硬挺度,不應(yīng)潮乎乎的浸透了水。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. He decided to retain him for the trial.
他決定聘請(qǐng)他為出庭律師。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

5. He is likely to retain the England captaincy.
他有望繼續(xù)擔(dān)任英格蘭隊(duì)隊(duì)長(zhǎng)。

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