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Retain Verb 例:He 英[Rɪˈteɪn 美[Rɪˈten Vt.保持;留在心中,记住;雇用;付定金保留 保留;保持;保存 Means

单词 retain
音标
英[rɪˈteɪn] 美[rɪˈten]
解释
vt.保持;留在心中,记住;雇用;付定金保留;
例句

VERB
保留;保持;保存
To retain something means to continue to have that thing.
例: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。
例:He retains a deep respect for the profession...他对这个职业仍然深怀敬意。

VERB
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.
例:He decided to retain him for the trial.他决定聘请他为出庭律师。
变形
third:retains~done:retained~ing:retaining~past:retained~

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