retain

英 [rɪˈteɪn]      美 [rɪˈteɪn]
  • vt. 保持;雇;记住
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1. re- "back" + -tain.
2. => hold back, keep back.
3. => continue keeping, keep possession of, keep in the mind.
4. => keep (another) attached to one's person, keep in service.
retain 保留,保持

re-,向后,往回,-tain,保持,词源同 contain,tenure.

retain (v.)
late 14c., "hold back, restrain;" c. 1400, "continue keeping, keep possession of," from Old French retenir "keep, retain; take into feudal service; hold back; remember" (12c.), from Latin retinere "hold back, keep back, detain, restrain," from re- "back" (see re-) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Meaning "keep (another) attached to one's person, keep in service" is from mid-15c.; specifically of lawyers from 1540s. Meaning "keep in the mind" is from c. 1500. Related: Retained; retaining.
1. Daily facial exercises help her to retain the skin's elasticity.
每天做面部运动帮助她保持皮肤弹性。
2. Disney will retain a 51 percent controlling interest in the venture.
迪斯尼将保留该项目51%的控股权。
3. Vegetables should retain some firmness and should not be soggy and waterlogged.
蔬菜应保持一定的硬挺度,不应潮乎乎的浸透了水。
4. He decided to retain him for the trial.
他决定聘请他为出庭律师。
5. He is likely to retain the England captaincy.
他有望继续担任英格兰队队长。

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