retain
美 [r??te?n] 
英 [r?'te?n]
- v.保留；保持；持有；繼續擁有
- 網絡保有；保存；維持
詞形變化
第三人稱單數：retains 現在分詞：retaining 過去式：retained 反義詞
同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | ~ sth 保持；持有；保留；繼續擁有to keep sth; to continue to have sth |
| to retain your independence 保持獨立 |
| He struggled to retain control of the situation. 他曾努力保持對局勢的控制。 |
| The house retains much of its original charm. 這所房子保留了許多原有的魅力。 |
| She retained her tennis title for the third year. 她第三年保住了網球冠軍的頭銜。 |
2. | ~ sth 保持；繼續容納to continue to hold or contain sth |
| a soil that retains moisture 保持水分的土壤 |
| This information is no longer retained within the computer's main memory. 該數據已不再保留在計算機的主存儲器中。 |
| She has a good memory and finds it easy to retain facts. 她記憶力好，很容易記住事情。 |
3. | ~ sb/sth 聘請（律師等）if a member of the publicretains sb such as a lawyer, he or she pays money regularly or in advance so the lawyer, etc. will do work for him or her |
| a retaining fee 給所委托律師的預付辯護費 |
| to retain the services of a lawyer 聘定律師 |
英漢解釋
英英解釋
例句
In small towns up to the approved personnel under I will be able to retain its franchise contract land, also allowed to transfer.
對經批準在小城鎮落戶的人員，根據本人意愿，可保留其承包土地的經營權，也允許依法轉讓。
not a thing of all that had been theirs did she retain but the old seal and spoon. 'Pooh - I have as much of mother as father in me!
他們除了給她留下來一方古印和一把羹匙而外，其它的東西一件也沒有給她留下來。“呸——我本來就是我的父母兩個人養的！”她說。
All that having been said, the domain objects still retain a lot of their POJO nature.
雖然有上述各種情況，域對象依然保留許多POJO特性。
This allows you to retain messages for auditing purposes, or to perform compensating transactions if an error occurs.
這樣就可以保留消息以便審核，也可用于在出現錯誤時執行補償事務。
Through obedience, Adam would retain life in the garden, but if he broke the covenant, he would suffer death.
靠著順服，亞當可以在樂園中留存生命，但是如果他破壞了這個圣約，他就要受死亡之苦。
Women are able to retain all property they owned prior to marriage in the case of divorce. However, this provision does not apply to men.
在離婚案件中，女性可以保留她們婚前所擁有的所有財產。然而，這項規定并不適用于男性。
Analysts expect the country's auto market to retain the top spot this year and exceed sales in the U. S. by at least two million vehicles.
分析師們預期中國汽車市場今年仍將占據全球首位，銷量比美國高出至少200萬輛。
I'm trying to fashion some combination, one that allows me to retain my principles without having to file for bankruptcy.
我試著將它們合并在一起，這樣這個新生物就能使我堅持我自己的原則，而不用申請破產。
I still retain the memories of flying just as if they were real-world memories.
我仍然留有飛行時的記憶，它們像現實世界的記憶一個樣。
To annex(a lesser state) to a greater state as a means of permitting the ruler of the lesser state to retain title and partial authority.
使…歸并并（小國家）于另一較大的國家，以此使較小國家的統治者能保持自己的頭銜及部分權力。
some of us are enthusiastic at times and a few even retain their eagerness for a day or a week.
一些人時不時有點熱情，少數人能夠保持一天或一周的熱情。
'That said, many men lose around half their sense of smell by the age of 80 simply as a function of age. Women tend to retain it. '
還有一說，許多男性在80歲的時候僅僅因為衰老而喪失了將近一半的嗅覺能力，而女性則不然。
How much of this array of assets will the US retain in this century?
如此眾多的財富，美國在本世紀中又能保留多少呢？
But they have worked in countries that have been able to retain a manufacturing base, like Germany and parts of Northern Europe.
但是我們有許多譬如德國以及部分北歐國家在制造業方面繼續教育與培訓的經驗。
Even to set up such a committee would be controversial in most of Europe, especially where church leaders retain political clout.
在歐洲的大多數國家連建立那種的委員會會很爭論，特別是宗教領導人有相當大權力的地方。
The children retain their real father' s name, unless by legal adoption they take the name of the mother' s new husband.
但是孩子仍隨親生父親之姓，除非通過合法的收養手續，孩子可以隨繼父之姓。
The report said the financial fallout may continue for almost another year as companies tried and sometimes failed to retain staff.
報告稱，雖然各公司盡力不裁員，但有時仍無法避免，因此金融危機的余波仍將持續近一年。
paste , and drag and drop operations retain outlining information , but do not always persist the state of the collapsible region.
另外，“復制”、“剪切”、“粘貼”和拖放操作保留大綱顯示信息，但不始終保持可折疊區域的狀態。
He would give a soul to you and retain his own as well; but this can never happen.
他就會分給你一個靈魂，而同時他自己的靈魂又能保持不滅。但是這類的事情是從來不會有的！
The U. S. is trying to retain the total medal supremacy (by its count) it's held since boycotting the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
美國正在盡力維持自抵制1980年莫斯科奧運會后，自己在獎牌榜上的不可動搖的地位。
The team is bidding to retain its place in the league.
這個隊正爭取保住它在聯賽中的位置。
It is sufficient to retain only the first two digits.
只需取頭兩位數字就夠了。
If it seems to be going well and I retain basic functionality, then I'll decide whether I want to continue with it.
到時，如果我感覺良好，身體保持基本機能，在做決定是否繼續下去。
The aim is to retain a "competitive balance" so that fans do not lose interest in the game, thinking that their club has no shot at victory.
目的在于維持“競爭平衡”，這樣球迷們才不會認為自己的俱樂部毫無贏球的指望，而失去對比賽的興趣。
A profit sharing compensation policy increases the capability of a HCHP company to retain its employees in a time of crisis.
在危機時，利潤分享薪酬政策可提高HCHP公司留住員工的能力。
To avoid being led into the "dark side" by our strengths, we need to retain some of that self-awareness and restraint.
為了避免步入我們的優點的“黑暗面”，我們需要保留一些自知之明和自制力。
How much effort is needed to retain?
需要花多大的力氣去挽留？
Therefore, the interior should retain a low degree of light, its brightness to be able to see the books and writing as appropriate.
所以，室內應當保留一個低度數的燈具，其亮度以能看清書本字跡為合適。
It would be impossible for anyone to know precisely how each consumer would have spent his extra $5 if he had been allowed to retain it.
要知道倘使那5美元可以被留下來，每個消費者原本會怎么花掉它是不可能的。
EVEN as they heap scorn on big business, Americans and their congressmen retain a place in their hearts for small business.
盡管他們長時間蔑視大企業，美國人和國會議員對小型企業掛在心上。
love makes him overcome the sense of isolation and separateness, yet it permit him to be himself, to retain his integrity.
愛可以使人克服孤寂感，還能夠展現自我，做一個完整的人。
Those who wish to retain in the face sooner or later young people will find that the face is unable to retain to retain the heart.
那些希望在臉上留住青春的人遲早會發現，留住了容顏卻留不住心。
I can usually retain what I need to long enough for that sort of thing.
那一類的東西，我通常能記得足夠久的。
Now, he said, he believed Gaddafi would likely lose power completely, or retain a figurehead role without any concrete authority.
現在，他說，他相信卡扎菲很可能會完全失去權力，或保留沒有任何具體的權力有名無實的作用。
A bit of cream lifted and dropped on the surface will softly retain its shape.
沾起來的一點奶油落到表面上時還能保持形狀。
Some employers that froze salaries in 2009 might have to play catch up in the pay race just to remain competitive and retain staff.
一些雇主表示，2009年被凍結的薪水可能只有在這場薪酬大戰中迎頭趕上，才能保持競爭性，并留住員工。
He said companies were using the fancy titles as an incentive to retain staff rather than pay them more at a time of economic uncertainty.
他說，在目前經濟形勢難以預料的狀況下，公司正在以希奇古怪的頭銜作為獎勵來挽留員工，而不是付給他們更多的錢。
though he was compelled to retain the sentiment in his heart, because Heathcliff plainly meant his underlings to hold him in honour.
雖然他被迫把這種情緒留在心里，因為希刺克厲夫很明顯地要他的下人們尊敬他。
if we wanted to be able to go until the next to retain our place in the heart . . .
如果我們想走就走，直到下一個能留住我們心的地方…
He also argues that with a big staff and overhead he would never have been able to retain as much of his earnings.
他還認為，同一個大工作人員和間接他可能永遠都沒有能夠留住他的大部分收入。
Compulsory service programmes have been used worldwide as a way to deploy and retain a professional health workforce within countries.
強制服務計劃已經被世界各國所采用，以此來部署和保留國家的專業醫療人力資源。
The heart with its power of sympathy, acting as glue, can retain things much better than the head or intellect which is hard and dry.
具有善解人意的力量的心靈，像膠水一樣，比起艱澀而枯燥的頭腦或者智力來說，能更好地記憶事情。
