英语单词 | retention |
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英美音标 | 英 [rɪ'tenʃn] 美 [rɪ'tenʃn] |
中文释义 | n.保留物;保存;保持(力);记忆力 |
英语例句 | (1) The retention is withheld only for bonus situation. (2) Did you specify a reasonable retention age? (3) His retention of energy at this hour is really surprising. (4) I know that your powers of retention (5) Visual material aids the retention of information. |
中文例句 | (1) 滞留金只是为了发奖金。 (2) 是否指定了合理的保持期? (3) 人们惊叹他在这个时候还能保持如此旺盛的精力。 (4) 我清楚你们的记忆力 (5) 直观材料有助于加强记忆。 |
vocabulary简明 | You can use retention to mean the ability to keep or hold. If you have extraordinary powers of retention, you remember everything you hear or learn. |
vocabulary扩展 | Are your ankles ever swollen after a long flight? This comes from the lack of movement which can cause the retention of water. The roots of the word, Latin re- "back" and tenere "to hold," say it all. You often use the word in the military or business contexts to talk about keeping soldiers, or employees, from leaving. If you're lucky, they might offer you a retention bonus to prevent you from quitting. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]保持;保留 The retention of something is the keeping of it. [oft N [FORMAL 正式]
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