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词组 retain
释义 retain
retainv. [rɪ′teɪn] (retains; retained; retaining)
双解释义
1. vt.保持;保留 keep; continue to have or hold
2. vt.挡住  keep in place
基本要点
1. retain作“保留,保存,保持”解时是较为正式的用语,含有不失去的意味,指继续“保持”或“保存”某事物。可用于指保留贵重的物品,老人保持活力,记忆中保持一定的事实等。
2. retain是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。可用于被动结构。retain还可作“挡住”解。
词汇搭配
~+名词
 ~ an appearance of youth 看上去依旧年轻
 ~ the characteristics of the working people 保持劳动人民的本色
 ~ one's interest in life 保持着对人生的兴趣
 ~ the memory of sb 仍记得某人
 ~ a memory of one's schooldays 仍记得学生时代的情景
副词+~
 always ~ 一直保持
 still ~ 仍旧保持
~+副词
 ~ basely 基本上保留
 ~ gloriously 光荣地保留
 ~ indefinitely 不明确地保留
 ~ invariably 始终如一地保持
 ~ righteously 正直地保留
 ~ selfishly 自私地保留
~+介词
 ~ on〔over〕 对…保持…
句型例句
用作及物动词
▲ S+~+n./pron.
 China dishes retain heat than metal ones do. 瓷盘比金属盘能保温。
 She tried to retain her self-control. 她力图保持自我克制。
 We shall retain our rights. 我们将保留我们的权利。
 This village still retains its old world character. 这个村庄仍然保持着古色古香的特色。
 She retains a clear memory of her schooldays. 她对学生时代的事仍记忆犹新。
 He finds it difficult to retain information. 他发现记住信息很困难。
 Her memory retained everything she read. 她过目不忘。
 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。
◇ 用于be ~ed结构
 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
 ♣ 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。
词语辨异
 ♣ retain, keep, preserve, reserve
 参见keep条。
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