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Tain =hold ,keep ①abstain: [?bstein] vi.戒(尤指酒), 戒除；弃权(不投票) 1. Athlete usually abstain from smoking. 运动员通常戒烟。 2. I abstain from voting. 我投票弃权。 ②appertain : [,?p?tein]vt.属, 有关联 1. The responsibilities that appertain to parenthood were discussed at the meeting. 会上讨论了父母应尽的职责。 2. Clearly , however, these matters appertain as much to private economy as to the economy of whole nations. 但是很明显，这些问题关系到整个国家的组济，也在同样程度上关系到私人经济。 Clearly,however, these matters appertain as much to private economy as to the economy of whole nations. 但是很明显，这些问题关系到整个国家的组济，也在同样程度上关系到私人经济。 ③contain : [k?ntein]vt.包含; 容纳；控制, 抑制 1.The hall can contain two hundred people大厅可以容纳200人。 2.He contained his fear.他抑制住自己的恐惧。 3.At the sight of this cruelty, they could hardly contain their anger.看到这种惨不忍睹的景象，他们简直无法克制他们的愤怒情绪。 ④detain : [ditein]vt.留住, 耽搁；拘留, 扣留 1. The bad weather detained us for several hours. 恶劣的天气耽搁了我们几个小时。 2. Three men were detained as suspects. 有三人被当做嫌疑犯拘留。 ⑤entertain : [,ent?tein]vt. vi.款待, 招待vt.使欢乐, 使娱乐；抱有, 考虑 He entertains his guest very poorly. 他对客人很怠慢。 A circus show entertains children.马戏表演使孩子们兴高采烈。 They entertained a firm belief in final victory他们对最后胜利抱有坚定信心 ⑥obtain [?btein]vt.获得, 得到; 买到vi.通行; 流行 Where can I obtain the book?。我在哪里能买到这本书? The custom still obtains in some districts. 这种风俗在某些地方仍然流行。 ⑦pertain [p?tein] vi.关于, 有关 1.The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school. 视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。 2. His remark did not pertain to the question. 他的话同这个问题不相干。 ⑧retain [ritein] vt.保持; 保留；止住; 容纳 1. This village still retains its old world character. 这个村庄仍然保持着古色古香的特色 2. They built a wall round the shore of the lake to retain the water. 他们沿着湖边筑起一道堤来挡水。 3. He retained the broad outline of the tragedy but not the details of the play. 他记得这出悲剧的梗概，但戏的细节已不记得了。 ⑨sustain [s?stein]vt.承受, 支撑；维持；长期保持; 使继续；经受, 遭受 An unshakable belief sustained me.一种不可动摇的信念支持着我。 During the war we had just enough food to sustain us. 战争期间, 我们的食物仅够维持生活。 3. We do not have enough money to sustain our campaign for l