retain
vt. 保持, 保有, 留住, 记得, 付定金聘请 [经] 保留, 留存
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教材释义与例句
保持；雇；记住
释义与例句
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1.
An act of holding or keeping something; a possession, a retention.
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2.
Synonym of retinue (“a group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered important”).
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1.
Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
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2.
Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year; to keep back.
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留级
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3.
Of a thing: to hold or keep (something) inside it; to contain.
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4.
Of a thing: to hold or keep (something) inside it; to contain.
To hold back (tissue or a substance, especially urine) in the body or a body organ.
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5.
To hold (something) secure; to prevent (something) from becoming detached or separated.
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6.
To keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something); to keep back.
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To keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something); to keep back.
To keep (something) in the mind; to recall, to remember.
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8.
To keep (something) in place or use, instead of removing or abolishing it; to preserve.
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To engage or hire (someone), especially temporarily.
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10.
To engage or hire (someone), especially temporarily.
To employ (someone, especially a lawyer) by paying a retainer (“fee one pays to reserve another person's time for services”); specifically, to engage (a barrister) by making an initial payment to secure their services if needed.
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To keep (someone) in one's pay or service; also, (chiefly historical) to maintain (someone) as a dependent or follower.
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To control or restrain (oneself); to exercise self-control over (oneself).
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To keep (someone) in custody; to prevent (someone) from leaving.
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To declare (a sin) not forgiven.
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To keep in control or possession; to continue having.
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To have the ability to keep something in the mind; to use the memory.
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Of a body or body organ: to hold back tissue or a substance.
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To refrain from doing something.
不及物 废旧 -
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To be a dependent or follower to someone.
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20.
To continue, to remain.
不及物 废旧 罕用
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词源
Partly: * from Middle English retein, retain (“possession of a sum of money”) […]; and * from the verb (see etymology 1).
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