retain

英 [rɪ'teɪn] 美 [rɪ'ten]

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※ 提供单词"retain"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

retain 保留，保持

re-,向后，往回，-tain,保持，词源同 contain,tenure.

retain (v.): late 14c., "hold back, restrain;" c. 1400, "continue keeping, keep possession of," from Old French retenir "keep, retain; take into feudal service; hold back; remember" (12c.), from Latin retinere "hold back, keep back, detain, restrain," from re- "back" (see re-) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Meaning "keep (another) attached to one's person, keep in service" is from mid-15c.; specifically of lawyers from 1540s. Meaning "keep in the mind" is from c. 1500. Related: Retained; retaining.

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1. Daily facial exercises help her to retain the skin's elasticity.: 每天做面部运动帮助她保持皮肤弹性。

2. Disney will retain a 51 percent controlling interest in the venture.: 迪斯尼将保留该项目51%的控股权。

3. Vegetables should retain some firmness and should not be soggy and waterlogged.: 蔬菜应保持一定的硬挺度，不应潮乎乎的浸透了水。