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Retainer N Count Family 英[Rɪˈteɪnə(R 美[Rɪˈtenɚ N.[机]承盘,挡板;家臣,侍从;[牙科]牙架;保持着 定金;预付金 Fee

单词 retainer
音标
英[rɪˈteɪnə(r)] 美[rɪˈtenɚ]
解释
n.[机]承盘,挡板;家臣,侍从;[牙科]牙架;保持着;
例句

N-COUNT
定金;预付金
A retainer is a fee that you pay to someone in order to make sure that they will be available to do work for you if you need them to.
例:I'll need a five-hundred-dollar retainer...我将收取500美元的定金。
例:Liz was being paid a regular monthly retainer.利兹每月得到一笔预付金。

N-COUNT
(服务多年的)仆人,家仆
A servant who has been with one family for a long time can be referred to as a retainer .
例:I found the gardener, a family retainer, morosely surveying the scene.我发现这个园丁——家里一个服侍多年的仆人,愁眉苦脸地审视着这个场景。
变形
pl:retainers~

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