retain
[ri'tein]
vt.保持, 保留, 记住, 聘请
例句与用法:
Her memory retains everything she reads.
她过目不忘。
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。
I will retain my right.
我将保留我的权力。
词形变化:
形容词: retainable | 名词: retainability | 动词过去式: retained | 动词过去分词: retained | 动词现在分词: retaining | 动词第三人称单数: retains |
vt.
1. 保留, 保持
She retains a clear memory of her school days.
她对自己的学生时代有着清晰的记忆。
2. 留住; 挡住, 拦住
This vessel won't retain water.
这容器盛不住水。
3. 记住
Concentrated study will help you to retain knowledge.
专心学习有助于你记住知识。
4. 聘, 雇
He retained the best lawyer in the state.
他聘请了该州最好的律师。
retain
过去式:retained
过去分词:retained
现在进行时:retaining
词形变化:
形容词: retainable | 名词: retainability | 动词过去式: retained | 动词过去分词: retained | 动词现在分词: retaining | 动词第三人称单数: retains |
同义词:
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 |
反义词:
abandon |
词义辨析:
同义:
vt.保留; 维持
keep
hold
maintain
preserve
save
同义参见:
employ
反义:
vt.保留, 保持
abandon
discard
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
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.
参考词汇见keep;
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。
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'
retain
动词 retain:
hold within
allow to remain in a place or position
同义词:continue, keep, keep on, keep going
secure and keep for possible future use or application
同义词:hold, keep back, hold back
keep in one's mind
retain
■Some of us are enthusiastic at some time and other retain for a day or a week.
一些人时不时有点热情,少数人能够维持一天至一周的热情。
■Some types of solid-state memory can retain data with little or no power.
一些内存也可以在没有电源的情况下保留数据。
■How does an aging politician retain his hold on the loyalty of the voters?
一位成熟的老政治家如何保持对选民的控制,使他们投他的票呢?
■One hectare of pine forest can retain 36.4 tons of dust annually.
一公顷松林一年可吸滞灰尘约36.4吨。
■A device, or part of a device, that can retain data.
一种可以保存数据的设备或设备中的一部分。
■One tusk ----retain good throw away bad.
一齿----保有良好的,远离坏的。
■The champion turned in a superb performance to retain her title.
上届冠军表现十分出色,卫冕成功。
■Players will be able to retain their current honor points.
不,玩家将能够保存他们当前的荣誉点。
■A plant with flowers that retain their color when dried.
不凋花花干后颜色不变的植物
■Not give or sell sth. To sb else; keep or retain sth.
不把某物给予或授予他人;保留或保有某物。
■But the group appeared to retain some support among Gaza residents.
不过这个集团似乎还保有一些加沙居民的支持。
■The riches we impart are the only wealth we shall always retain.
与他人分享的财富,是唯一留得住的财富。
■You must keep in with your customers, retain their goodwill.
与某人保持友谊。
■Concentrated study will help you to retain knowledge.
专心学习有助于你记住知识。
■The function or procedure designed to retain information in one storage device after transferring it to another device.
为把信息从一个存储设备传送到另一个存储设备之后信息仍保留在原存储设备上而设计的功能或过程。
■To attract, motivate and retain the best people, we must.
为能吸引、励和留住世界上最好的人才,我们必须。
■And then the drink got her and she cou1dn' t retain.
之后,她喝上了酒,从此再也不能记事。
■Passengers should retain their train tickets for inspection.
乘客应该留着火车票以备查验。
■His individual units retain a strong sense of personality.
人类的个体保持强烈的个性意识。
■They are fighting to retain their independence.
他们在为维护他们的独立而战斗。
■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。
■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。
■They seek to attract, retain and develop other people to their full abilities.
他们设法吸引大家,留住他们,使他们充分发挥才能。
■They strive to retain access to the resources that make company tick.
他们设法获取公司赖以运转的资源。
■He finds it difficult to retain information.
他发现很难记事。
■His ability to endure such hard conditions and retain his sanity was little short of a miracle.
他忍受这种艰苦条件和保持头脑清醒的能力真是一个奇迹。
■He drove the idea in somehow, and hoped that his pupils would retain it.
他总算把这个概念硬灌了进去,并希望学生们记住它。
■The best he can do seems to try to retain an optimism with wishful thinking.
他所能做的只是保持一种充满希望的乐观主义。
■He struggled to retain control of the situation.
他曾努力保持对局势的控制。
■He was particularly anxious to retain Boisson in control of French West Africa.
他特别关怀要波亚松留任法国的西非的统治者。
■He sacrificed his outstanding career to retain his dignity.
他牺牲杰出的事业以维持他的尊严。
■His speech could not retain the interest of his audience.
他的讲话不能保持住听众的兴趣。
■He has managed to retain most of his fortune.
他设法保存了他的大部分财产。
■No entity may retain or misappropriate thecommissions for licenses.
任何单位不得截留或挪用许可证手续费。
■Any dental cement can be used to retain a crown on a permanent abutment.
任何牙科所使用的粘固剂都可以来黏住齿冠于永久支台上。
■Yineng Jing also said it would retain the legal right to accountability.
伊能静还表示将保留进行法律责任追究的权利。
■Do you retain the custom of saying grace?
伯伯保持饭前饭後作祷告的习惯吗?
■But gloomy data should retain the power to unnerve.
但惨淡的经济数据应仍有震慑力。
■I, however, retain the right to overrule any choices that you make.
但是,我仍有权推翻你所做的任何决定。
■To retain his pride as Sorceress'Knight, he is determined to win.
作为魔女的骑士要保持自已的尊严,他决心要取得胜利。
■Do you retain any connections to your Sleeper life?
你和你的沉睡者生活还有联系吗?
■You must retain your school reports.
你必须将学习成绩单保存好。
■Your biggest challenge is that you tend to retain water.
你最头疼的问题是缺水。
■Can you retain these distinctions?
你能记住这些区别吗?
■Do you retain the custom [tradition, habit] of saying grace?
你还保持饭前饭后作祷告的习惯吗?
■It lubricates the skin to help it retain its natural elasticity and moisture.
使皮肤润滑帮助它保留其自然的弹性和潮湿。
■Retain the Telefiling Record Sheet for record purpose.
保存电话报税纪录表作纪录用途。
■Help skin retain water and elasticity, make skin younger and strengthen bones.
保持肌肤水分和弹性、延缓皮肤衰老、强化骨骼。
■Retain a copy of the coupon and invoice or receipt for your files.
保留一个副本,优惠券和发票或收据为您的文件.
■Retain the red door? Eat humble pie and paint it over?
保留它,还是换另一种颜色?