音标:[riˈteind] ;
v. 保持( retain的过去式和过去分词 ); 拦住; 保存; 止住
s. continued in your keeping or use or memory

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retain的用法和样例:

例句

用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. His speech could not retain the interest of his audience.他的讲话不能保持住听众的兴趣。
  2. I will retain my right.我将保留我的权力。
  3. Does it retain the key elements of the original story?它是否保留了原作的关键要素?
  4. She has a good memory and finds it easy to retain matters.她记忆力好,很容易记住事情。
  5. He retained the best lawyer in the state to defend his case.他为他的案子聘了该州最好的律师。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. China dishes retain heat than metal ones do.瓷盘比金属盘能保温。
  2. She tried to retain her self-control.她力图保持自我克制。
  3. We shall retain our rights.我们将保留我们的权利。
  4. This village still retains its old world character.这个村庄仍然保持着古色古香的特色。
  5. She retains a clear memory of her schooldays.她对学生时代的事仍记忆犹新。
  6. He finds it difficult to retain information.他发现记住信息很困难。
  7. Her memory retained everything she read.她过目不忘。
  8. They built a wall round the shore of the lake to retain the water.他们沿着湖边筑起一道堤来挡水。
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  10. The tickets for the cinema must be retained well by a careful person.电影票必须让细心人保管好。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
retain on〔upon,over〕 (v.+prep.)
    对…保持… keep (sth such as influence) over (sb or sth)retain sth on〔over〕 sth

    How does an aging politician retain his hold on the loyalty of the voters?

    一个年迈的政客是怎样使选民继续支持他的呢?

    His business has been taken over by a big corporation, but he still retains some control over it.

    他的商店被一家大公司接管了,但他仍保留部分控制权。

    The bank has taken further steps to retain control over the value of the pound.

    这家银行已采取进一步措施来保持对英镑购买力的控制。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • retain an appearance of youth看上去依旧年轻
  • retain the characteristics of the working people保持劳动人民的本色
  • retain one's interest in life保持着对人生的兴趣
  • retain the memory of sb仍记得某人
  • retain a memory of one's schooldays仍记得学生时代的情景
副词+~
  • always retain一直保持
  • still retain仍旧保持
~+副词
  • retain basely基本上保留
  • retain gloriously光荣地保留
  • retain indefinitely不明确地保留
  • retain invariably始终如一地保持
  • retain righteously正直地保留
  • retain selfishly自私地保留
~+介词
  • retain on〔over〕对…保持…

经典引文

  • Skin, which alone retained his hand to his arm.

    出自:A. Henry
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