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v.
(動詞)
- vt. 保持; 保留 keep; continue to have or hold
- vt. 擋住 keep in place
v.
動詞
- 保持，保留，保住，留住
- 擋住，攔住，止住
- 記住；記事
- 雇用，聘用
- 保存；維持
- 持有，繼續擁有
- 繼續容納，容納
- 買回（賽馬中被拍賣的獲勝馬）
- 繼續干
- 繼續使用
Verb:
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hold back within;
"This soil retains water"
"I retain this drug for a long time"
"the dam retains the water"
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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"
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secure and keep for possible future use or application;
"The landlord retained the security deposit"
"I reserve the right to disagree"
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keep in one's mind;
"I cannot retain so much information"
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用作及物動詞 (vt.)
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His speech could not retain the interest of his audience.
他的講話稿不允許增加住聽友的需求。
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I will retain my right.
我將抹去我的動力。
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Does it retain the key elements of the original story?
它能否選擇了原作者的關鍵所在基本概念?
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She has a good memory and finds it easy to retain matters.
她印象力好,很方便要知道東西。
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He retained the best lawyer in the state to defend his case.
他為他的案子聘了該州最合適的律師函。
用作動詞 (v.)
代替及物動名詞
S+～+ n./pron.
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China dishes retain heat than metal ones do.
瓷盤比材料盤能隔熱保溫。
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She tried to retain her self-control.
她力爭始終保持自行克制住。
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We shall retain our rights.
企業將保存企業的權益。
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This village still retains its old world character.
這小山村仍舊始終保持著江南風情的獨特。
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She retains a clear memory of her schooldays.
她對大家世紀的事仍記憶力猶新。
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He finds it difficult to retain information.
他察覺到記憶個人信息很難題。
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Her memory retained everything she read.
她過目沒忘記。
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They built a wall round the shore of the lake to retain the water.
用戶延著溪邊托起兩道堤來擋水。
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The tickets for the cinema must be retained well by a careful person.
劇情票應該讓用心人保證好。
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Skin, which alone retained his hand to his arm.
出處： A. Henry
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用作動詞 (v.)
- retain on〔upon,over〕 (v.+prep.)
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對…保持… keep (sth such as influence) over (sb or sth)
retain sth on〔over〕 sth
How does an aging politician retain his hold on the loyalty of the voters?
一個年邁的政客是怎樣使選民繼續支持他的呢?
His business has been taken over by a big corporation, but he still retains some control over it.
他的商店被一家大公司接管了,但他仍保留部分控制權。
The bank has taken further steps to retain control over the value of the pound.
這家銀行已采取進一步措施來保持對英鎊購買力的控制。
用作動詞 (v.)
～+名詞
副詞+～
～+副詞
～+介詞
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v. (動詞)
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retain作“保留,保存,保持”解時是較為正式的用語,含有不失去的意味,指繼續“保持”或“保存”某事物。可用于指保留貴重的物品,老人保持活力,記憶中保持一定的事實等。
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retain是及物動詞,接名詞或代詞作賓語。可用于被動結構。retain還可作“擋住”解。
v. (動詞)
- retain, keep, preserve, reserve
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- 這組詞都有“保存”“保留”或“保持”的意思。其區別在于:
- 1.keep指把某一事物置于自己的權力或管理之下; retain和reserve同義,均指繼續“保持”或“保存”某事物, retain是較為正式的用語,還可指記住某事; preserve指把某物“收藏”或“保存”好。
- 2.retain含有不失去的意味; reserve則強調繼續保持而不致失去; preserve強調防止破壞作用,要采取措施使某物完好無損或質量不變。例如:
- His business has been taken over by a big corporation, but he still retains some control over it.他的商店被一家大公司接管了,但他仍保留部分控制權。
- You'd better reserve your strength for tomorrow's climb.你最好留點力氣明天爬山。
- Salt preserves food from decay.鹽能防止食物腐爛。
- keep，retain，reserve，preserve，conserve，withhold
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- 這些動詞均有“保持，保存”之意。
- keep最常用詞，指長時間牢固地保持或保存。
- retain指繼續保持。
- reserve正式用詞，指為了將來的用途或其他用途而保存、保留。
- preserve主要指為防止損害、變質等而保存。
- conserve一般指保存自然資源，保全人的精力、力量等。
- withhold指扣住不放，暗示有阻礙。
- ☆ 14世紀晚期進入英語，直接源自古法語的retinere：re (向后） + tenere (握），意為阻止，保留。
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以上的東西獨家代理創造，受著書權自我保護，商標侵權必究
海詞辭典，十二年名牌
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