retain[ri'tein]

• vt.
  • 保持；保留：

    If you want to retain youthful vigor,you have to take regular exercise.

    如果你想保持青春活力，你就得经常锻炼。

    His speech could not retain the interest of his audience.

    他的讲话不能保持住听众的兴趣。

  • 保存；维持：

    You must retain your school reports.

    你必须将学习成绩单保存好。

  • 拦住；挡住：

    They built a dam along the seashore to retain the seawater.

    他们沿海岸筑起一道堤坝以拦住海水。

  • 记住：

    He retained the broad outline of the tragedy but not the details of the play.

    他记得这出悲剧的梗概，但戏的细节已不记得了。

  • 付定金聘请(或雇用)：

    They retained a famous lawyer to defend their case.

    他们聘请了一位著名的律师为他们的案件进行辩论。

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