新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

retain

英  [rɪˈteɪn]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • retains , retaining , retained

    1[T 及物动词] 保留

    To retain something means to continue to have that thing.

    近义词

    keep , maintain , preserve

    反义词

    lose

    双语例句

    例:

    The interior of the shop still retains a nineteenth-century atmosphere.

    那家商店内部依然保持着19世纪的格调。

    例:

    Other countries retained their traditional and habitual ways of doing things.

    其它国家保留着做事情的传统和习惯性方式。