retainer
英 [rɪˈteɪnə]
美 [rəˈteɪnər]
n.
护圈;*位器定**;聘用定金;仆人;随从;跟班;固位体;定金
复数: retainers
英文释义:
n.
1.a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
为保留某人的服务而预先收取的费用
2.a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
为他人服务的人(特别是在家里)
3.a dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment
正畸治疗后固定牙齿(或假牙)的牙齿矫正器
举个例子:
1.First, you give me a $250,000 retainer- all cash, so there's no record of our working together.
首先,你要给我25万美元聘金——要现金,这样就不会有我们合作的记录。
2.The daimyo rules the domain, and about 1,500 samurai retainers serve him.
藩地由大名(诸侯)管辖,其手下有约 1500 名武士家臣效力。
3.Here's a check for $100. That's enough for a retainer, right?
这是张一百美金的支票。这足够付律师费了,是吗?
4.He has usually what we might call a " minimal retainer."
他通常有一个我们称之为“最低限度的保留者” 。
常用短语:
retainer ring
固定环;固定圈;挡圈
retainer fee
聘用费;预聘费
family retainer
家仆
词汇拓展:
近义词
n. fee, worker, dental appliance
联想词
adjuster调节器;
attorney代理人;
spacer垫片;
bushing套管;
lawyer律师;
plunger活塞;
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