\"This soil retains water\"
\"I retain this drug for a long time\"
\"the dam retains the water\"
\"We cannot continue several servants any longer\"
\"She retains a lawyer\"
\"The family\'s fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff\"
\"Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on\"
\"We kept the work going as long as we could\"
\"She retained her composure\"
\"this garment retains its shape even after many washings\"
\"The landlord retained the security deposit\"
\"I reserve the right to disagree\"
\"I cannot retain so much information\"
How does an aging politician retain his hold on the loyalty of the voters?
一个年迈的政客是怎样使选民继续支持他的呢?
His business has been taken over by a big corporation, but he still retains some control over it.
他的商店被一家大公司接管了,但他仍保留部分控制权。
The bank has taken further steps to retain control over the value of the pound.
这家银行已采取进一步措施来保持对英镑购买力的控制。
词汇搭配用作动词 (v.)~+名词retain an appearance of youth看上去依旧年轻retain the characteristics of the working people保持劳动人民的本色retain one\'s interest in life保持着对人生的兴趣retain the memory of sb仍记得某人retain a memory of one\'s schooldays仍记得学生时代的情景副词+~always retain一直保持still retain仍旧保持~+副词retain basely基本上保留retain gloriously光荣地保留retain indefinitely不明确地保留retain invariably始终如一地保持retain righteously正直地保留retain selfishly自私地保留~+介词retain on〔over〕对…保持…经典引文Skin, which alone retained his hand to his arm.
出自:A. Henry都在查看: hold sb by the waist cording diagram retreat before sth console sb a great deal in the revolution contain a count acceptance of an invitation sit down to supper invite peculiarly wheel off