retain

  核心詞匯  
[r?'te?n]     [r?'te?n]    
  • vt. 保持;保留;記??;聘請
retainable retainability retained retained retaining retains
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retain的英文翻譯是什么意思,詞典釋義與在線(xiàn)翻譯:

詳盡釋義

v. (動(dòng)詞)
  1. 保持,保留,保住,留住
  2. 擋住,攔住,止住
  3. 記??;記事
  4. 雇用,聘用
  5. 保存;維持
  6. 持有,繼續擁有
  7. 繼續容納,容納
  8. 買(mǎi)回(賽馬中被拍賣(mài)的獲勝馬)
  9. 繼續干
  10. 繼續使用

雙解釋義

v. (動(dòng)詞)
  1. vt. 保持; 保留 keep; continue to have or hold
  2. vt. 擋住 keep in place

英英釋義

Verb:
  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"

retain的用法和樣例:

例句

用作及物動(dòng)詞 (vt.)
  1. His speech could not retain the interest of his audience.
    他的講話(huà)不能保持住聽(tīng)眾的興趣。
  2. I will retain my right.
    我將保留我的權力。
  3. Does it retain the key elements of the original story?
    它是否保留了原作的關(guān)鍵要素?
  4. She has a good memory and finds it easy to retain matters.
    她記憶力好,很容易記住事情。
  5. He retained the best lawyer in the state to defend his case.
    他為他的案子聘了該州最好的律師。

常用短語(yǔ)

用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
retain on〔upon,over〕 (v.+prep.)
    對…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?

    一個(gè)年邁的政客是怎樣使選民繼續支持他的呢?

    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權。

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

    這家銀行已采取進(jìn)一步措施來(lái)保持對英鎊購買(mǎi)力的控制。

詞匯搭配

用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
~+名詞 副詞+~ ~+副詞 ~+介詞

經(jīng)典引文

  • Skin, which alone retained his hand to his arm.

    出自: A. Henry
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