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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Because the chocolate has not cooled, it retains much more of the aroma than the cooled varieties.
  因为巧克力没有冷却，所以它比冷却品种保留了更多的香气。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 retains a deep respect for the profession
  他对这个职业仍然深怀敬意。
• The customer retains the authority over his plant.
  客户保留了他的工厂的权力。
• 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。