Retain

[rɪ'teɪn] or [rɪ'ten]

解释:

(verb.) keep in one's mind; 'I cannot retain so much information'.

(verb.) secure and keep for possible future use or application; 'The landlord retained the security deposit'; 'I reserve the right to disagree'.

(verb.) allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; 'We cannot continue several servants any longer'; 'She retains a lawyer'; 'The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff'; 'Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on'; 'We kept the work going as long as we could'; 'She retained her composure'; 'this garment retains its shape even after many washings'.

(verb.) hold back within; 'This soil retains water'; 'I retain this drug for a long time'; 'the dam retains the water'.

校对:赛克--From WordNet

解释:

(v. t.) To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to retrain from departure, escape, or the like.

(v. t.) To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor.

(v. t.) To restrain; to prevent.

(v. i.) To belong; to pertain.

(v. i.) To keep; to continue; to remain.

埃德蒙手打

同义词及近义词:

v. a. [1]. Hold, keep, reserve, detain, hug, keep back, keep in hand.[2]. Engage (by fee paid), hire.

录入:朱莉

同义词及反义词:

SYN:Keep, hold, restrain

ANT:Abandon, forfeit, surrender

埃斯特拉编辑

解释:

v.t. to keep in possession: to detain: to employ by a fee paid: to restrain: to keep up as to retain a custom: to keep in mind.—adj. Retain′able that may be retained.—ns. Retain′er one who is retained or kept in service: a dependant but higher than a servant: a sutler: a retaining fee; Retain′ership; Retain′ment.—Retaining fee the advance fee paid to a lawyer to defend a cause; Retaining wall a wall to prevent a bank from slipping down.—General retainer a fee to secure a priority of claim on a counsel's services; Special retainer a fee for a particular case.

编辑:利瓦伊

例句:

手打:洛伊斯

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