retain
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英 [r?'te?n]
美[r?'ten]
- vt. 保持；雇；記住
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?retains;過去式:?retained;過去分詞:?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.
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。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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。
來自柯林斯例句