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)
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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。