每日一词【301】retain：保持、保留

今天我们要学的词是retain。 Retain, 是保持、保留的意思。在本届女足世界杯上，德国击败巴西，蝉联冠军， "Germany retained the Women's World Cup title."

与此同时，美国帆船队在西班牙连续第三次赢得国际帆联团体比赛冠军， "USA retained the ISAF Team Racing¹ World Title for the third time in a row." 除了用于比赛外，还可以说, "I retain the right to reject his offer," 我保留拒绝的权利。"The government retained effective control of the army," 政府对军队保持着有效的控制。好的，今天我们学习的词是retain...

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n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。