retain

retain
verb

continue to have (something); keep possession of
保持，保留
Labour retained the seat.
工党保住了这个席位。
built in 1830, the house retains many of its original features.
房子建于1830年，至今仍保留着许多原有特色。
■not abolish, discard, or alter
保持不变，保留
the rights of defendants must be retained.
被告的权利必须保留。
■keep in one's memory
记住
I retained a few French words and phrases.
我记住了几个法语单词和短语。
■absorb and continue to hold (a substance)
吸收并保留（物质）
limestone is known to retain water.
我们知道，石灰岩能吸水。
■[often as adj. retaining]keep (something) in place; hold fixed
挡住，拦住
remove the retaining bar.
将阻挡栅栏移走。
■keep (someone) engaged in one's service
继续雇用
he has been retained as a freelance.
继续聘用他为自由撰稿人。
■secure the services of (a person, especially a barrister) with a preliminary payment
付定金聘定（尤指律师）
retain a barrister to handle the client's business.
付定金聘定律师来处理该客户事务。

派生
retainability
noun
retainable
adjective
retainment
noun
语源

late Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Old French retenir, from Latin retinere, from re- 'back' + tenere 'hold'

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