- vt. 保持；保留；記住；聘請
retain的英文翻譯是什麼意思，詞典釋義與在線翻譯：
詳盡釋義
- 保持，保留，保住，留住
- 擋住，攔住，止住
- 記住；記事
- 僱用，聘用
- 保存；維持
- 持有，繼續擁有
- 繼續容納，容納
- 買回（賽馬中被拍賣的獲勝馬）
- 繼續干
- 繼續使用
雙解釋義
- vt. 保持; 保留 keep; continue to have or hold
- vt. 擋住 keep in place
英英釋義
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hold back within;
"This soil retains water"
"I retain this drug for a long time"
"the dam retains the water"
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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"
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secure and keep for possible future use or application;
"The landlord retained the security deposit"
"I reserve the right to disagree"
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keep in one's mind;
"I cannot retain so much information"
retain的用法和樣例：
例句
- His speech could not retain the interest of his audience.
他的講話不能保持住聽眾的興趣。 - I will retain my right.
我將保留我的權力。 - Does it retain the key elements of the original story?
它是否保留了原作的關鍵要素? - She has a good memory and finds it easy to retain matters.
她記憶力好,很容易記住事情。 - 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
- retain on〔upon,over〕 (v.+prep.)
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對…保持… keep (sth such as influence) over (sb or sth)
retain sth on〔over〕 sthHow does an aging politician retain his hold on the loyalty of the voters?
一個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.
這家銀行已採取進一步措施來保持對英鎊購買力的控制。
辭彙搭配
- retain an appearance of youth 看上去依舊年輕
- retain the characteristics of the working people 保持勞動人民的本色
- retain one's interest in life 保持著對人生的興趣
- retain the memory of sb 仍記得某人
- retain a memory of one's schooldays 仍記得學生時代的情景
- always retain 一直保持
- still retain 仍舊保持
- retain basely 基本上保留
- retain gloriously 光榮地保留
- retain indefinitely 不明確地保留
- retain invariably 始終如一地保持
- retain righteously 正直地保留
- retain selfishly 自私地保留
- retain on〔over〕 對…保持…
經典引文
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Skin, which alone retained his hand to his arm.
出自： A. Henry
retain的相關資料：
近反義詞
- keep 保持
- hold 拿著
- preserve 保護
- maintain 維持
- save 救
- keep hold of 握緊
- hold on to 緊緊抓住
- hang on to 緊緊抓住
- recall 回憶
- recollect 回憶
- keep in mind 記住
- remember 記得
- employ 雇傭
- withhold 抑制
- keep back 隱瞞
- keep on 反覆地做
- hold back 阻礙
- reserve 保留
- conserve 蜜餞
- continue 繼續
- abandon 放棄
