retain是什么意思
- 英式英标[rɪ\'ten]
- 美式音标[rɪ\'teɪn]
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.
中文解释
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.
实用例句
- 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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