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)
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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

• This retains the modularity discovered while writing and refining manual tests.
  这保留了在书写和细化人工测试时所发现的模块性。
• Marian retains a restless, youthful spirit, in search of new horizons.
  玛丽安怀着一颗年轻、不断进取的心去寻求新的天地。
• Interestingly, the System z retains backward compatibility with the older System/ 360 line.
  有趣的是，Systemz保留了对之前的System/360产品线的向后兼容性。
• For example,$ HOME is a special environment variable that retains the location of your home directory.
  例如，$HOME是一个特殊的环境变量，它保存了您的home目录的位置。
• He retains a faith in human goodness.
  他依然相信人是善良的。
• 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。
• 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 customer retains the authority over his plant.
  客户保留了他的工厂的权力。
• Gold retains its lustre for far longer than other metals
  黄金保持其原有光泽的时间较其他金属要长得多。
• 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。