re·tain

verb

/rɪˈteɪn/

(rather formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they retain	/rɪˈteɪn/ /rɪˈteɪn/
he / she / it retains	/rɪˈteɪnz/ /rɪˈteɪnz/
past simple retained	/rɪˈteɪnd/ /rɪˈteɪnd/
past participle retained	/rɪˈteɪnd/ /rɪˈteɪnd/
-ing form retaining	/rɪˈteɪnɪŋ/ /rɪˈteɪnɪŋ/

retain something to keep something; to continue to have something保持；持有；保留；继续拥有 synonym preserve
- to retain your independence保持独立
- He struggled to retain control of the situation.他曾努力保持对局势的控制。
- The house retains much of its original charm.这所房子保留了许多原有的魅力。
- She retained her tennis title for the third year.她第三年保住了网球冠军的头衔。
Extra Examples
- He has successfully retained his position as national president of the society.他成功地保住了自己作为该协会全国主席的职位。
- He was allowed to retain his parliamentary seat.他获准保留议会席位。
- Her new music largely retains the distinctiveness of the old.她的新音乐在很大程度上保持了旧式音乐的特色。
- The president retained her as his chief adviser.总统让她留任自己的首席顾问。
- Please retain your ticket stub during the event.赛事期间请保留入场券的票根。
- Residents of the home are able to retain their independence.家里的居民能够保持独立性。
- To retain talent, companies must give employees the opportunity to develop.企业要留住人才，就必须给员工提供发展的机会。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- nonetheless
- still
- yet
- …
verb + retain
- be eager to
- be keen to
- hope to
- …
preposition
- as
retain something to continue to hold or contain something保持；继续容纳
- These plants will need a soil that retains moisture during the summer months.这些植物需要种在能在夏天里保持湿润的土壤里。
- This information is no longer retained within the computer's main memory.该数据已不再保留在计算机的主存储器中。
- (figurative) She has a good memory and finds it easy to retain facts.她记忆力好，很容易记住事情。
retain somebody/something (law) if a member of the public retains somebody such as a lawyer, they pay money regularly or in advance so the lawyer, etc. will do work for them如果公众聘请律师等人，他们会定期或提前付款，以便律师等人为他们工作
- You will be paid a retaining fee.你将收到预付辩护费。
- You will need to retain the services of a lawyer.你将需要聘请一位律师。