retain

retain读音音标

英 [rɪˈteɪn]

美 [rɪˈten]

retain意思解释

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 holdvt. 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\"

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

*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*好的律师。