retain

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英 [rɪˈteɪn]

美 [rɪˈten]

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vt.

保持；留在心中，记住；雇用；付定金保留

变形

过去式：retained过去分词：retained现在分词：retaining第三人称单数：retains

双语释义

v.(动词)

vt. 保持; 保留 keep; continue to have or hold
vt. 挡住 keep in place

英英释义

retain[ ri'tein ]

v.
- hold within
  "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"
- allow to remain in a place or position
  "She retains a lawyer"
  同义词：continuekeepkeep onkeep going
- secure and keep for possible future use or application
  "The landlord retained the security deposit"
  同义词：holdkeep backhold back
- keep in one's mind
  "I cannot retain so much information"

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词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

retain an appearance of youth看上去依旧年轻
retain the characteristics of the working people保持劳动人民的本色
retain one's interest in life保持着对人生的兴趣
retain the memory of sb仍记得某人
retain a memory of one's schooldays仍记得学生时代的情景

副词+～

always retain一直保持
still retain仍旧保持

～+副词

retain basely基本上保留
retain gloriously光荣地保留
retain indefinitely不明确地保留
retain invariably始终如一地保持
retain righteously正直地保留
retain selfishly自私地保留

～+介词

retain on〔over〕对…保持…

同近义词辨析

conserve, reserve, retain, withhold, preserve, keep

这组词都有“保持，保存”的意思，其区别是：

conserve一般指保存自然资源，保全人的精力、力量等。

reserve正式用词，指为了将来的用途或其他用途而保存、保留。

retain指继续保持。

withhold指扣住不放，暗示有阻碍。

preserve主要指为防止损害、变质等而保存。

keep最常用词，指长时间牢固地保持或保存。

双语例句

用作及物动词(vt.)

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。

权威例句

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? 2015-3000. (Can Uzbekistan Economy Retain its High Growth Rate? Scenarios of Economic Development in 2015-30.)
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