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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   retain

   • IPA[rəˈtān]

   美式

   • v.
     continue to have (something); keep possession of；not abolish or alter; maintain

   • verb: retain, 3rd person present: retains, gerund or present participle: retaining, past tense: retained, past participle: retained

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. continue to have (something); keep possession of built in 1830, the house retains many of its original features 同義詞 keep, keep possession of, keep hold of, hold onto, hold fast to, ... 更多keep back, hang onto, cling to, literarycleave to, maintain, keep, continue, preserve, reserve, conserve, perpetuate, cherish反義詞 give up, lose, abolish, discontinue, alter
   • ▪ not abolish or alter; maintain the rights of defendants must be retained 同義詞 maintain, keep, continue, preserve, reserve, ... 更多conserve, perpetuate, cherish反義詞 abolish, discontinue, alter
   • ▪ keep in one's memory I retained a few French words and phrases 同義詞 remember, memorize, keep in one's mind, keep in one's memory, learn, ... 更多learn by heart, get by heart, commit to memory, get down pat, learn by rote, impress on the memory, become word-perfect in, recall, call to mind, recollect, think of, succeed in remembering, get off pat, archaiccon反義詞 forget
   • 2. absorb and continue to hold (a substance) limestone is known to retain water
   • 3. keep (something) in place; hold fixed the successful design of a cartridge belt requires that the cartridges in it be properly located and retained in that position
   • 4. keep (someone) engaged in one's service he has been retained as a freelance 同義詞 employ, commission, contract, pay, keep on the payroll, ... 更多have in employment, hire, engage, appoint, recruit, put on the payroll, secure the services of, sign on, sign up, take on, take into one's employ反義詞 dismiss
   • ▪ secure the services of (a person, especially an attorney) with a preliminary payment.