retain
基本释义
- v.保持,保留;保存,储存;记住;付定金聘定(尤指律师);留用(员工)
词语例句
保持,保留vt.
He struggled to retain control of the situation.
他曾努力保持对局势的控制。
Yet once they start growing, such plants seem not to retain the ability to hit the pause button on metabolism in their stems or leaves.
然而,一旦它们开始生长,这些植物似乎就无法保持阻止其茎或叶的新陈代谢的能力。
保存,储存vt.
This information is no longer retained within the computer's main memory.
这样的数据不再保留在计算机的主存储器中。
But inside, special windows cut power bills by blocking solar heat in summer and retaining indoor warmth in winter.
但是在室内,特殊的窗户通过在夏天阻挡太阳的热量和在冬天保持室内的温暖来减少电费。
记住vt.
She has a good memory and finds it easy to retain facts.
她记忆力好,很容易记住事情。
Numerous studies have now found that when classroom material is made harder to absorb, pupils retain more of it over the long term, and understand it on a deeper level.
如今有大量研究发现,当课堂材料变得更加难以消化时,长期来看学生们会记住更多的材料,对其理解也更加深入。
付定金聘定(尤指律师)vt.
He has retained the services of the lawyer.
他已经付定金聘定了这位律师。
- He struggled to retain control of the situation.他曾努力保持对局势的控制。来自《牛津词典》
- She has a good memory and finds it easy to retain facts.她记忆力好,很容易记住事情。来自《牛津词典》
- Daily facial exercises help to retain the skin's elasticity.每日的面部运动有助于保持皮肤弹性。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
网络短语
- retain one's love for sb保持对某人的爱;坚持对某人的爱
- retain button玻璃钮扣
- Retain Count引用计数;持有计数;设置保留值数量
- retain customers保有顾客;持有主顾
- conserve retain保存;保护
词语扩展
词义分布
英英释义
- v.hold within
- v.allow to remain in a place or position
- v.secure and keep for possible future use or application
- v.keep in one's mind
- v.to continue to have something
保持- He was looking for a way to retain control of his company.他在寻找一种方法来保持对公司的控制。
词源
- retain维持;保留词根词缀: re-再 + -tain-握,持有
- retain保留,保持re-,向后,往回,-tain,保持,词源同 contain,tenure.