| 释义 |
retain/riˈtein/v. tr. 1a keep possession of; not lose; continue to have, practise, or recognize 保留；保持；继续拥有(或实行、承认) b not abolish, discard, or alter 不废止，不放弃，不变 2 keep in one's memory 记住 3 keep in place; hold fixed 挡住，拦住；保存，留住 4 secure the services of (a person, esp. a barrister) with a preliminary payment 付定金聘定(某人，尤指律师) □ retainable adj.□ retainability /-ˈbiliti/ n.□ retainment n.[Middle English via Anglo-French retei(g)n- from the stem of Old French retenir, ultimately from Latin retinēre retent- (as RE-, tenēre ‘hold’)] |