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

• The new version trades memory for time because it retains intermediate computations for later use.
  新的版本用内存换来了时间上的节省，因为它保留了中间的计算以便以后使用。
• 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。
• The Jack Purcell sneaker retains the legacy of its namesake and the feel of his sport.
  裴熙亮的运动鞋杰克保留了其同名的遗产和他的运动感觉。
• For example,$ HOME is a special environment variable that retains the location of your home directory.
  例如，$HOME是一个特殊的环境变量，它保存了您的home目录的位置。
• 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。
• Expressly retains all other rights in this product.
  在本产品中明确保留所有其他权利。
• 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 retains the modularity discovered while writing and refining manual tests.
  这保留了在书写和细化人工测试时所发现的模块性。
• A great man is one who retains the heart of a newborn babe.
  大人者，不失其赤子之心者也。（《孟子》）