Even when those they possess become doubtful, they still retain them, because it would take too much time and inquiry to change them - they retain them, not as certain, but as established.英文原著 · 《Democracy In America-2》
Louis began to grow, his brothers and sisters, and their descendants, concluded to look up the property. After much and fruitless litigation, they at last retained Mr. Stoddard, of Dayton, who in turn employed Mr. Ewing, and these, after many years of labor, established the title, and in the summer of 1851 they were put in possession by the United States marshal. The ground was laid off, the city survey extended over it, and the whole was sold in partition. I made some purchases, and acquired an interest, which I have retained more or less ever since.英文原著 · 《Memoirs of General William T. Sherman-1》
But this is their opinion, that the power of the Keys, or the power of the bishops, according to the Gospel, is a power or commandment of God, to preach the Gospel, to remit and retain sins, and to administer Sacraments. For with this commandment Christ sends forth His Apostles, John 20, 21 sqq.: As My Father hath sent Me, even so send I you. Receive ye the Holy Ghost. Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained. Mark 16, 15: Go preach the Gospel to every creature.英文原著 · 《The Augsburg Confession》
Whatever I retain of the gentleman made me stand up. Whatever I have attained of the journalist made me stand still. Before this paralysis could pass, the priest had made a momentarily detaining motion. "If," he said, "your Grace will permit me my real petition, or if I retain any right to advise you, I would urge that as many people as possible should be present. All over this country I have found hundreds, even of my own faith and flock, whose imaginations are poisoned by the spell which I implore you to break. I wish we could have all Devonshire here to see you do it."英文原著 · 《The Wisdom of Father Brown》
Masars: bowls or goblets. May: maid. Meany: meynie: body of retainers, or domestic following. Meet: narrow. First English - maete, little. Met: mete: measured. Mister: need. Mo: more.英文原著 · 《A Bundle of Ballads》
The Stetsons had a good strain of Anglo-Saxon blood, and owned valley-lands; the Lewallens kept store and made "moonshine"; so kindred and debtors and kindred and tenants were arrayed with one or the other leader, and gradually the retainers of both settled on one or the other side of the river. In time of hostility the Cumberland came to be the boundary between life and death for the dwellers on each shore. It was feudalism born again.英文原著 · 《A Cumberland Vendetta》
Mrs. Huntley and her lawyer retained two executed copies and we retained one.美剧 · 《The Good Wife》
So he just keeps a top defense firm on retainer at $800 an hour because he loves lawyers?美剧 · 《Billions》
If you come in, you got to retain Bach's services.美剧 · 《Billions》
Also, the two thousand that I spent retaining Bach for you.美剧 · 《Billions》