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

• 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。
• It retains the original structure of the XML document.
  它保留了XML文档的原始结构。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He still retains the revolutionary fervour of the war years.
  他还保留着战争年代的革命朝气。
• The snapshot retains the same permissions as the original file system.
  快照会保留与原始文件系统相同的权限。
• Another advantage of XML is that it retains the data's structure in transit.
  XML的另一个优点是，它在数据传输过程中可以保留数据的结构。
• Instead one retains power based upon spiritual mastery and evolution of field.
  反之，他将在灵性掌控和场进化的基础上保持力量。