vt. 保持, 保有, 留住, 记得, 付定金聘请

[经] 保留, 留存

Retain \Re*tain"\, v. i.
1. To belong; to pertain. [Obs.]

A somewhat languid relish, retaining to bitterness.
--Boyle.

2. To keep; to continue; to remain. [Obs.] --Donne.


Retain \Re*tain"\ (r[-e]*t[=a]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Retained} (r[-e]*t[=a]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Retaining}.]
[F. retainir, L. retinere; pref. re- re- + tenere to hold,
keep. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Rein} of a bridle, {Retention},
{Retinue}.]
1. To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose,
part with, or dismiss; to restrain from departure, escape,
or the like. ``Thy shape invisible retain.'' --Shak.

Be obedient, and retain
Unalterably firm his love entire. --Milton.

An executor may retain a debt due to him from the
testator. --Blackstone.

2. To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to
hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor.

A Benedictine convent has now retained the most
learned father of their order to write in its
defense. --Addison.

3. To restrain; to prevent. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.

{Retaining wall} (Arch. & Engin.), a wall built to keep any
movable backing, or a bank of sand or earth, in its place;
-- called also {retain wall}.

Syn: To keep; hold; restrain. See {Keep}.