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retain vt.保持,保留 To retain is to keep or maintain, whether in mind, possession or a certain condition. If you have a great personal assistant, you'll probably want to retain him for as long as you can. If your body is retaining water you might look a little plump. The verbs restrain and detain sound similar, but they mean to keep something by force. 1[VERB 动词]保留；保持；保存 To retain something means to continue to have that thing.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]The interior of the shop still retains a nineteenth-century atmosphere...这家商店的内部装修仍然保留着19世纪的风格。He retains a deep respect for the profession...他对这个职业仍然深怀敬意。Other countries retained their traditional and habitual ways of doing things...其他国家仍然保持着他们做事的传统和习惯。If left covered in a warm place, this rice will retain its heat for a good hour.如果加盖放在暖和的地方，这些米饭可以保温足足一个小时。2[VERB 动词]预聘，付定金聘请（律师） If you retain a lawyer, you pay him or her a fee to make sure that he or she will represent you when your case comes before the court.   [V n]  [LEGAL 法律]He decided to retain him for the trial.他决定聘请他为出庭律师。

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[ri'tein] Retain means to hold on to or keep. People who can retain a lot of information are often mistaken for geniuses, but really they just have very good memories. ★★★☆☆ 2006.0

英语单词	retain
英美音标	[ri'tein]
中文释义	vt.保持,保留
vocab简明	Retain means to hold on to or keep. People who can retain a lot of information are often mistaken for geniuses, but really they just have very good memories.
vocab扩展	To retain is to keep or maintain, whether in mind, possession or a certain condition. If you have a great personal assistant, you'll probably want to retain him for as long as you can. If your body is retaining water you might look a little plump. The verbs restrain and detain sound similar, but they mean to keep something by force.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]保留；保持；保存 To retain something means to continue to have that thing. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] The interior of the shop still retains a nineteenth-century atmosphere... 这家商店的内部装修仍然保留着19世纪的风格。 He retains a deep respect for the profession... 他对这个职业仍然深怀敬意。 Other countries retained their traditional and habitual ways of doing things... 其他国家仍然保持着他们做事的传统和习惯。 If left covered in a warm place, this rice will retain its heat for a good hour. 如果加盖放在暖和的地方，这些米饭可以保温足足一个小时。 2 [VERB 动词]预聘，付定金聘请（律师） If you retain a lawyer, you pay him or her a fee to make sure that he or she will represent you when your case comes before the court. [V n] [LEGAL 法律] He decided to retain him for the trial. 他决定聘请他为出庭律师。
来源	2006.0

Retain Means Good Verb 动词 [V N S