1 VERB 保留;保持;保存 To retain something means to continue to have that thing. 保留;保持;保存 [formal]
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The interior of the shop still retains a nineteenth-century atmosphere. [VERB noun]
这家商店的内部装修仍然保留着19世纪的风格。
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He retains a deep respect for the profession. [VERB noun]
他对这个职业仍然深怀敬意。
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Other countries retained their traditional and habitual ways of doing things. [VERB noun]
其他国家仍然保持着他们做事的传统和习惯。
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If left covered in a warm place, this rice will retain its heat for a good hour. [VERB noun]
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。
SYN maintain, keep, reserve, preserve
2 VERB 预聘，付定金聘请（律师） If you retain a 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. 预聘，付定金聘请（律师） [law]
| Thesaurus | retain Also look up: |
| VERB. | hold, keep, maintain, remember, save; (ant.) give up, lose 1 |
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