retain解释

1. 保持，保留，保住，留住
2. 挡住，拦住，止住
3. 记住；记事
4. 雇用，聘用
5. 保存；维持
6. 持有，继续拥有
7. 继续容纳，容纳
8. 买回（赛马中被拍卖的获胜马）
9. 继续干
10. 继续使用

1. hold back within;

   "This soil retains water"
   "I retain this drug for a long time"
   "the dam retains the water"
   

2. allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature;

   "We cannot continue several servants any longer"
   "She retains a lawyer"
   "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"
   "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"
   "We kept the work going as long as we could"
   "She retained her composure"
   "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"
   

3. secure and keep for possible future use or application;

   "The landlord retained the security deposit"
   "I reserve the right to disagree"
   

4. keep in one's mind;

   "I cannot retain so much information"
   

1.保留;保持;保存
Toretain something means to continue to have that thing.

e.g. The interior of the shop still retains a nineteenth-century atmosphere...
这家商店的内部装修仍然保留着19世纪的风格。
e.g. He retains a deep respect for the profession...
他对这个职业仍然深怀敬意。

2.预聘，付定金聘请（律师）
If youretain a lawyer, you pay him or her a fee to make sure that he or she will represent you when your case comes before the court.

e.g. He decided toretain him for the trial.
他决定聘请他为出庭律师。

1. China dishes retain heat than metal ones do.
   瓷盘比金属盘能保温。
2. She tried to retain her self-control.
   她力图保持自我克制。
3. We shall retain our rights.
   我们将保留我们的权利。
4. This village still retains its old world character.
   这个村庄仍然保持着古色古香的特色。
5. She retains a clear memory of her schooldays.
   她对学生时代的事仍记忆犹新。
6. He finds it difficult to retain information.
   他发现记住信息很困难。
7. Her memory retained everything she read.
   她过目不忘。
8. 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。
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9. The tickets for the cinema must be retained well by a careful person.
   电影票必须让细心人保管好。

retain on〔upon,over〕 (v.+prep.)

对…保持… keep (sth such as influence) over (sb or sth)
retain sth on〔over〕 sth

How does an aging politician retain his hold on the loyalty of the voters?

一个年迈的政客是怎样使选民继续支持他的呢?

His business has been taken over by a big corporation, but he still retains some control over it.

他的商店被一家大公司接管了,但他仍保留部分控制权。

The bank has taken further steps to retain control over the value of the pound.

这家银行已采取进一步措施来保持对英镑购买力的控制。

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的retinere：re (向后） + tenere (握），意为阻止，保留。