retain的意思是：vt.保持；保留；记住；聘请。retain的详尽释义是v.(动词)保持，保留，保住，留住挡住，拦住，止住记住；记事雇用，聘用保存；维持持有，继续拥有继续容纳，容纳买回（赛马中被拍卖的获胜马）继续干继续使用。retain形容词:retainable；名词:retainability；过去式:retained；过去分词:retained；现在分词:retaining；第三人称单数:retains。
一、详尽释义点此查看retain的详细内容
二、双解释义
三、英英释义
"This soil retains water"
"I retain this drug for a long time"
"the dam retains the water"
"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"
"The landlord retained the security deposit"
"I reserve the right to disagree"
"I cannot retain so much information"
四、例句
His speech could not retain the interest of his audience.
他的讲话不能保持住听众的兴趣。
I will retain my right.
我将保留我的权力。
Does it retain the key elements of the original story?
它是否保留了原作的关键要素?
She has a good memory and finds it easy to retain matters.
她记忆力好,很容易记住事情。
He retained the best lawyer in the state to defend his case.
他为他的案子聘了该州最好的律师。
五、常用短语
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。
六、词汇搭配
七、词语用法
retain的相关近义词
keep、hold、preserve、maintain、save、keep hold of、hold on to、hang on to、recall、recollect、keep in mind、remember、employ、withhold、keep back、keep on、hold back、reserve、conserve、continue
retain的相关反义词
retain的相关临近词
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