retainer
[rɪˈtenɚ]
n.
[机]承盘，挡板;
家臣，侍从;
[牙科]牙架;
保持着;
例句:
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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。
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Liz was being paid a regular monthly retainer.
利兹每月得到一笔预付金。
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I'll need a five-hundred-dollar retainer.
我将收取500美元的定金。
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One loyal retainer's job was to move the chairs for us, even if it was just a matter of inches.
来自BBC
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Mr Whyte's lawyers said its client had never been a close business associate of Kevin Sykes, and denied paying him a retainer.
来自BBC
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Like many, New York publicist Nicola Parish charges an annual retainer fee for her services.
来自WSJ