Retention keep detain hold return persuade sb. to stay urge sb. to stay persuade sb.to stay
He caught her arm in a subconscious attempt to detain her.
他下意识地抓住她的胳膊想挽留她。
—— 柯林斯例句They wanted her for her own self because they loved her.
她们挽留她,首先是为了她自己,因为她们是爱她的。
—— 给力词典精选I think it unfair to engage a girl for longer than a week or two.
我认为,在那种情况下,至多只能把她挽留一、两个星期。
—— 辞典例句Though we repeatedly asked him to stay, he declined.
尽管我们再三挽留, 他还是不肯留下。
—— 给力词典精选The doctors operated ont he patient but failed to save his life.
医生给这位病人做了手术,可仍没能挽留住他的生命。
—— 给力词典精选