retains

英 [rɪˈteɪnz]

美 [rɪˈteɪnz]

v.  保持; 持有; 保留; 继续拥有; 继续容纳; 聘请(律师等)
retain的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 保留;保持;保存
  Toretainsomething means to continue to have that thing.
  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。
• VERB 预聘，付定金聘请（律师）
  If youretaina 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.
  1. He decided to retain him for the trial.
     他决定聘请他为出庭律师。

双语例句

• Each community retains its own unique colour and vibrancy.
  每一个社群保留着它们本身独特的色彩和活力。
• A great man is one who retains the heart of a newborn babe.
  大人者，不失其赤子之心者也。（《孟子》）
• She retains her slim figure and is free of wrinkles
  她保持着苗条的身材，脸上也没有皱纹。
• He reminds us that although time passes and environments change, humanity retains its inherent qualities.
  他提醒了我们尽管时间流逝，环境更迭，人性却一直保持着其固有品质。
• In an operating lease the lessor retains the usual risks and rights of owning the asset.
  在维护性租赁中，出租人保留拥有资产的一般风险和权利。
• Thailand retains cultural connections with the two great centers of Asian civilizations, India and China.
  泰国保持着和亚洲文明两个中心-中国和印度的文化联系。
• This soil retains water; I retain this drug for a long time.
  土壤保留水分；我保留这药很久了。
• The mortgagor retains legal title to the land.
  抵押人保留着对土地的法律上的所有权。
• The Jack Purcell sneaker retains the legacy of its namesake and the feel of his sport.
  裴熙亮的运动鞋杰克保留了其同名的遗产和他的运动感觉。
• But the state retains the right to create money, in the interests of the public.
  但政府保留着创造货币的权利，这是为了保护公众的利益。