retained adj. 保留的
v. 保留;保存(retain的过去式形式)
- Later models of the car retained many features of the original. .
新近的汽车样式保留了许多原来产品的样式. - The enumeration in the Constitution of certain shall not be construed to deny or others retained by the people.
译文:本宪法对某些权利的列举,不得被解释为否定或轻视由人民保留的其他权利。 - "Considering our recent performances I think few of us deserve to be retained for next season and I'm not among them.
“考虑到我们最近的表现,我认为我们中仅有少数人配得上下赛季继续留在这里,而我并不在其列。”
retained[ adj ]
continued in your keeping or use or memory
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in...the retained pattern of dancers and guests remembered
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}.