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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This was the argument the attorney presented with compelling logic: that legal precedent supported her client's position, albeit judges retained discretion to interpret statutes in ways that might yield different outcomes.
これは弁護士が説得力のある論理で提示した議論である:法的先例が彼女の依頼人の立場を支持したが、裁判官は異なる結果をもたらす可能性のある方法で法令を解釈する裁量を保持していたということ。
In veterinary medicine, retained secundina can cause serious infections in livestock.
獣医学では、後産遺残は家畜に深刻な感染症を引き起こす可能性がある。
Despite her age, she retained remarkable sprightliness.
年齢にもかかわらず、彼女は驚くべき活発さを保っていた。
The transferor retained certain rights.
譲渡人は一定の権利を保持した。
Pronunciation data from ipa-dict (MIT License) based on cmudict-ipa by @lingz