retain
英 [rɪ'teɪn] 美 [rɪ'teɪn]
vt.保持；保留；记住；聘请
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◉Etymology
“Retain”这个单词源自古法语中的“retenir”，意为“保留”或“维持”。它在英语中常用来表示保有、保留或维持某物或某种状态，包括信息、权力、关系等方面。
◉外刊例句
① “It is important for students to retain the knowledge they have gained throughout the school year.” （来源：The Guardian, 2023）学生保留他们在整个学年中获得的知识是很重要的。
② “The team managed to retain their title as champions for the third consecutive year.”（来源：BBC News, 2024）这支团队成功连续第三年保持冠军头衔。
◉Usage Examples
(1) His speech could not retain the interest of his audience.
(2) Does it retain the key elements of the original story?
(3) She has a good memory and finds it easy to retain matters.
(4) He retained the best lawyer in the state to defend his case.
(1) 他的讲话不能保持住听众的兴趣。
(2) 它是否保留了原作的关键要素?
(3) 她记忆力好,很容易记住事情。
(4) 他为他的案子聘了该州最好的律师。
◉Usage Notes
Retain means to hold on to or keep. People who can retain a lot of information are often mistaken for geniuses, but really they just have very good memories.
To retain is to keep or maintain, whether in mind, possession or a certain condition. If you have a great personal assistant, you'll probably want to retain him for as long as you can. If your body is retaining water you might look a little plump. The verbs restrain and detain sound similar, but they mean to keep something by force.
◉Colins
1. [VERB 动词]保留；保持；保存 To retain something means to continue to have that thing. [V n] [FORMAL 正式]
① The interior of the shop still retains a nineteenth-century atmosphere...
这家商店的内部装修仍然保留着19世纪的风格。
② He retains a deep respect for the profession...
他对这个职业仍然深怀敬意。
③ Other countries retained their traditional and habitual ways of doing things...
其他国家仍然保持着他们做事的传统和习惯。
④ If left covered in a warm place, this rice will retain its heat for a good hour.
如果加盖放在暖和的地方，这些米饭可以保温足足一个小时。
2. [VERB 动词]预聘，付定金聘请（律师） If you retain a lawyer, you pay him or her a fee to make sure that he or she will represent you when your case comes before the court. [V n] [LEGAL 法律]
He decided to retain him for the trial.
他决定聘请他为出庭律师。
