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Retain Maiden Rɪ'Teɪn United States Married Women Names

Front retain
Pron [rɪ'teɪn]
Back 【RETAIN】
In the United States most married women do not retain their maiden names.
在美国大部分结过婚的女人不会保留她们娘家的姓。
【重点词汇】
retain v. 保留 反: lose
maiden name: (女子的)婚前姓, 娘家姓
Vocab
retainsecure and keep for possible future use or application

Retain means to hold on to or keep. People who can retain a lot of information are often mistaken for geniuses, but really they just have very good memories.

To retain is to keep or maintain, whether in mind, possession or a certain condition. If you have a great personal assistant, you'll probably want to retain him for as long as you can. If your body is retaining water you might look a little plump. The verbs restrain and detain sound similar, but they mean to keep something by force.

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