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retain vt.保持；保留；记住；聘请 (1) 他的讲话不能保持住听众的兴趣。(2) 它是否保留了原作的关键要素?(3) 她记忆力好,很容易记住事情。(4) 他为他的案子聘了该州最好的律师。 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.

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英 [rɪ'teɪn] 美 [rɪ'teɪn] (1) His speech could not retain the interest of his audience.(2) Does it retain the key elements of the original story?(3) She has a good memory and finds it easy to retain matters.(4) He retained the best lawyer in the state to defend his case. 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. 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。

英语单词	retain
英美音标	英 [rɪ'teɪn] 美 [rɪ'teɪn]
中文释义	vt.保持；保留；记住；聘请
英语例句	(1) His speech could not retain the interest of his audience. (2) Does it retain the key elements of the original story? (3) She has a good memory and finds it easy to retain matters. (4) He retained the best lawyer in the state to defend his case.
中文例句	(1) 他的讲话不能保持住听众的兴趣。 (2) 它是否保留了原作的关键要素? (3) 她记忆力好,很容易记住事情。 (4) 他为他的案子聘了该州最好的律师。
vocabulary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.
vocabulary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。

Retain Good Means Verb 动词 [V N S