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含有-tain-的词汇总结
abstain, contain,detain,
entertain,maitain,
pertain, obtain,retain,sustain
tenere "to hold" (from PIE root *ten- "to stretch")
1.abstain/ əbˈsteɪn / v.离开,回避withhold, keep back, keep off;戒除,抑制hold (oneself) back, practice abstinence, eep free from sin or vice; live austerely, practice abstinence or asceticism;弃权,不投票 refrain from voting
ab "off, away from" (see ab-) + tenere "to hold" (from PIE root *ten- "to stretch")
例句:He swore to abstain from smoking.
他发誓要戒烟。
2.detain/ dɪˈteɪn / v.拘留,扣押,耽搁,阻留
de "from, away" (see de-) + tenere "to hold" (from PIE root *te n- "to stretch")
hold off, keep back, to hold in custody, keep or restrain from proceeding
例句:Police have _____(detain) two suspects in connection with the attack.警方拘留了2名与该袭击事件有关的嫌疑人。
detained
detain的拓展词:
detainer/ dɪˈteɪnə(r) / n. one who detains挽留者
detainee/ ˌdiːteɪˈniː /n.未判决囚犯;被扣押者
detainment/ dɪˈteɪnmənt /n.扣留;延误;挽留act of detaining
detention/ dɪˈtenʃn / n. act of keeping back or withholding拘留,关押;(作为惩罚的)课后留校
3.contain/ kənˈteɪn / v.抓在一起,包含hold together
com "with, together" (see con-) + tenere "to hold" (from PIE root *ten- "to stretch"). have something inside, enclose, to have (something) as a constituent part, "restrain (someone), control (oneself), behave (in a certain way).
例句: The envelope ________(contain) a Christmas card.
Watermelon _________ ( contain)vitamins and also potassium.西瓜含有维生素也有钾。
contains/contained
contains
contain的派生词:
container / kənˈteɪnə(r) / n. 容器,货柜,集装箱
containment / kənˈteɪnmənt / n.
contain + -ment
action or fact of containing控制,抑制;(对他国力量的)遏制
4. entertain/ ˌentəˈteɪn / v.使有兴趣,使快乐,招待,请客;心存,怀有(想法、希望、感觉等)
entre- "among" (from Latin inter; see inter-) + tenir "to hold" (from Latin tenere, from PIE root *ten- "to stretch"). to keep up, maintain, to keep (someone) in a certain frame of mind, hold together, stick together, support,to have a guest, to gratify, amuse.
例句:
They were ____________(entertain)by top singers, dancers and celebrities.他们饶有兴趣地看了顶级歌手、舞蹈演员和名流们的演出。
entertained
entertain的派生词:
entertaining /ˌentəˈteɪnɪŋ/ a.使人愉快的,娱乐性的
entertainment n.娱乐;招待
entertainer n.表演者
5. maintain / meɪnˈteɪn /v.保持,维持
from manu, ablative of manus “hand” (from PIE root *man- (2) “hand”) + tenere “to hold” (from PIE root *ten- “to stretch”). hold in hand,to support, uphold, aid, hold in an existing state or condition, keep in existence or continuance,to carry on, keep up.
maintain 的派生词:
maintainable/ meɪnˈteɪnəbl / a.可维持的;可主张的;可维修的
maintenance/ ˈmeɪntənəns / n. 维护,维修;保持;生活费用
maintainer/ meɪnˈteɪnə(r) / n.维修工;保持器
6.pertain/ pəˈteɪn / v.适合,关于,适用
If one thing pertains to another, it relates, belongs, or applies to it. 与…相关; 属于; 适于
from per "through" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward," hence "through") + tenere "to hold" (from PIE root *ten- "to stretch"). "to belong to as a possession or an adjunct; belong to as one's care or concern," also "have reference to.“
例句:The criteria will be different from those that pertain elsewhere.这里的标准将不同于其他地方适用的标准。
pertain的派生词:
appertain/ ˌæpəˈteɪn /v. 属于;和……有关;适合,适用belong as parts to the whole, or as members to a family or class;
pertinent/ ˈpɜːtɪnənt / a.切题的,相关的
pertinency/ ˈpɜːrtnənsi / n.相关性,有关性;适切,妥当
7.obtain/ əbˈteɪn /v. (尤指通过艰难的过程)得到,获得
from ob "in front of" (though perhaps intensive in this case; see ob-) + tenere "to hold" (from PIE root *ten- "to stretch")
例句:Underage youths can obtain alcohol from their older friends.未到法定年龄的孩子可以从他们年长的朋友那里得到酒。
obtain的派生词:
obtainable/ əbˈteɪnəb(ə)l / a.
reobtain v.重新获得:再次获得或恢复失去的东西。*(re-again再一次,obtain)
8.retain/ rɪˈteɪn / v. 保持,保留
continue keeping of, keep possession of, keep attached to one's person.
例句:The interior of the shop still ______ (retain)a nineteenth-century atmosphere.
retains
retain的派生词:
retainer/ rɪˈteɪnə(r) / n.保持器;家臣dependent or follower of a person ;保持者;[机] 护圈;预付费用
retinue / ˈretɪnjuː / n.随行人员;扈从a body of retainers, a number or company of persons retained in the service of someone;
retentive/ rɪˈtentɪv / a.保持的;记性好的
Luke had an amazingly retentive memory.
卢克记忆力惊人。
9.sustain/ səˈsteɪn /v.保持;维持……的生命
例句:The cash dividends they get from the cash crop would sustain them during the lean season.他们从经济作物中得到的那些现金红利能支撑他们度过歉收季节。
Which planets can sustain life?
哪些行星可以维持生命的存在?
sustain的派生词:
sustainable / səˈsteɪnəb(ə)l / a.
sustainability/ səˌsteɪnəˈbɪləti / n.
sustainment n.
sustenance/ ˈsʌstənəns / n.食物;生计;支持
sustentation/ ˌsʌstenˈteɪʃ(ə)n / n.支撑,维持;食物
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