日本語WordNet
hold back within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"; "the dam retains the water"
allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; "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"
secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"
JMdict
AIによる解説
To continue to have or hold something; to keep possession of. Also means to remember information or to keep someone's professional services.
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The confederative system allows each state to retain sovereignty.
連合制度は各州が主権を維持することを認めています。
Glaucophyceae retain primitive features of their cyanobacterial ancestors.
灰色藻綱はシアノバクテリアの祖先の原始的な特徴を保持しています。
The leaf's pubescence helps retain moisture.
葉の軟毛は水分保持に役立つ。
Members of Prototheria retain some reptilian characteristics.
原獣亜綱の動物はいくつかの爬虫類的特徴を保持しています。
Vasopressin helps the kidneys retain water and concentrate urine.
バソプレシンは腎臓が水分を保持し尿を濃縮するのを助ける。
Pronunciation data from ipa-dict (MIT License) based on cmudict-ipa by @lingz