柯林斯词典retainer /rɪˈteɪnə/ (retainers) 1. N-COUNT A retainer is a fee that you pay to someone in order to make sure that they will be available to do work for you if you need them to. 预付聘金 I'll need a five-hundred-dollar retainer. 我将需要一笔500美元的预付聘金。 返回 retainer剑桥词典law specialized an amount of money that you pay to someone so as to be sure that that person can work for you when you need them to 聘用定金 old-fashioned a servant who has usually been with the same family for a long time （服务多年的）仆人，佣人 a faithful old retainer 忠实的老仆人 返回 retainer