retain
vt. 保持; 留在心中,记住; 雇用; 付定金保留
To retain something means to continue to have that thing.
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。
He retains a deep respect for the profession...
他对这个职业仍然深怀敬意。
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.
He decided to retain him for the trial.
他决定聘请他为出庭律师。
1. hold within;
2. allow to remain in a place or position;
3. secure and keep for possible future use or application;
4. keep in one's mind;
keep, retain, reserve, preserve, conserve, withhold
这些动词均有"保持,保存"之意。
Thus owners can end up suffering dilution just to retain those who turn up every week.
因此到最后,所有者为了挽留那些每周才露一次面的人,只好忍受稀释之痛.
Some of are enthusiastic at some time and other retain for a day or a week.
一些人时不时有点热情,少数人能够维持一天至一周的热情.
It will retain the overall configuration of previous models.
它将保留之前那些模型的整体结构.
This jug must have a crack somewhere because it doesn't retain water.
这个大杯子漏水,一定是哪里有裂缝.
To retain freshness after initially opening the bottle, keep refrigerated and preferably use within 100 days.
首次开封后为保证鲜度, 请放于冰箱冷藏,100天内服用完.