retain

retainretainD.J.:[riˈtein]K.K.:[rɪˈten]vt.1.■保持; 保留This village still retains its old world character.这个村庄仍然保持着古色古香的特色。We shall retain our rights.我们将保留我们的权利。2.■止住; 容纳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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retain[ri'tein]vt.1.■保持；保留：If you want to retain youthful vigor,you have to take regular exercise.如果你想保持青春活力，你就得经常锻炼。His speech could not retain the interest of his audience.他的讲话不能保持住听众的兴趣。2.■保存；维持：You must retain your school reports.你必须将学习成绩单保存好。3.■拦住；挡住：They built a dam along the seashore to retain the seawater.他们沿海岸筑起一道堤坝以拦住海水。4.■记住：He retained the broad outline of the tragedy but not the details of the play.他记得这出悲剧的梗概，但戏的细节已不记得了。5.■付定金聘请(或雇用)：They retained a famous lawyer to defend their case.他们聘请了一位著名的律师为他们的案件进行辩论。近义词keep

retainretain[riˈtein]vt.1.■保留[持]2.■不忘; 记住3.■雇用, 聘请(律师等)eliminate the false and retain the true去伪存真retain one's presence of mind镇定自若retain an appearance of youth保有年轻的外貌a vessel to retain water盛水的容器retain these distinctions记住这些区别

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继承用法retainableadj.1.■可保持的; 可保留的; 可记住的; 可聘请的; 可雇用的retainabilityn.retainablenessn.retainmentn.

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参考词汇见keep;