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retentive

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++re·ten·tive /rɪˈtentɪv/ AWL adjective  REMEMBERa retentive memory or mind is able to hold facts and remember them 记忆力强的 anal(2)retentiveness noun [uncountable]
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retentiveSoil should be rich and moisture retentive, but free-draining.This gives a moisture retentive medium, but allows excess water to drain from the roots.He had a highly retentive memory and was an accomplished and lively speaker.He had a very retentive memory.The pores between silt particles are so small and retentive of water that tightly packed silt can not be emptied by drainage.
re·ten·tive adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus able or a retentive is mind memory


retentive
retentive AC /rɪˈtentɪv/ adjective
a retentive memory or mind is able to hold facts and remember them ⇨ anal(2)
—retentiveness noun [uncountable]


re·ten·tive AW BrE /rɪˈtentɪv/ 🔊NAmE /rɪˈtentɪv/ 🔊 adjective(of the memory 记忆力) able to store facts and remember things easily 有记性的;记忆力强的   see also retain