retain

保持する、保つ

何かを持ち続ける、または自分の管理下に置いておく。

やさしい英語で： You continue to have something or keep it under your control.

• You may retain a copy.
• The team retained its title last year.
• She finds it hard to retain new information.

類義語： keep, hold on to

反対語： lose

よく使う表現： retain control, retain information, retain something

保持する、蓄える

物質や熱などを内部に保ち、外へ逃がさない。

やさしい英語で： Something holds a substance, heat, or another thing inside and prevents it from escaping.

• This coat retains heat well.
• The soil retained moisture after the rain.
• Some people retain fluid in their legs.

類義語： hold, hold in

反対語： release

よく使う表現： retain water, retain heat, retain moisture

雇い続ける

人を引き続き雇う、または仕えている人の生活を支える。

やさしい英語で： You continue to employ someone or support someone who serves you.

• We hope to retain all our staff.
• The firm retained its most experienced engineers.
• The lord retained several servants throughout the winter.

類義語： keep on, continue employing

反対語： dismiss

よく使う表現： retain skilled staff, retain employees, retain someone

雇う、依頼する

専門家に報酬を払って仕事を頼む。

やさしい英語で： You arrange to pay a professional to do work for you.

• They retained a lawyer.
• The company retained a consultant to review its finances.
• Have you retained legal counsel yet?

使い方： retain someone to do something (We retained an architect to design the house.)

類義語： hire, engage

よく使う表現： retain a lawyer, retain legal counsel, retain someone