单词 | retain |
释义 | retain[ri'tein]vt.1.■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。2.■保存;维持:You must retain your school reports.你必须将学习成绩单保存好。3.■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。4.■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。5.■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。近义词keep |
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