詞彙精選：retain的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

v.

保持 [T]

例句：

Hong Kong will continue to retain its status of functioning as an international financial center.

香港將繼續保持作為國際財經金融中心的地位。

例句：

His speech could not retain the interest of his audience.

他的講話不能保持住聽眾的興趣。

儲存 [T]

例句：

You must retain your school reports.

你必須將學習成績單儲存好。

例句：

This vessel won't retain water.

這容器盛不住水。

留在心中，記住 [T]

例句：

He retained the broad outline of the tragedy but not the details of the play.

他記得這出悲劇的梗概，但戲的細節已不記得了。

例句：

Concentrated study will help you to retain knowledge.

專心學習有助於你記住知識。

僱用 [T]

例句：

They retained a famous lawyer to defend their case.

他們聘請了一位著名的律師為他們的案件進行辯論。

例句：

He retained the best lawyer in the state.

他聘請了該州最好的律師。

二、詞義辨析：

keep,retain,reserve,preserve,conserve,withhold

這些動詞均有“保持，儲存”之意。keep最常用詞，指長時間牢固地保持或儲存。retain指繼續保持。reserve正式用詞，指為了將來的用途或其他用途而儲存、保留。preserve主要指為防止損害、變質等而儲存。conserve一般指儲存自然資源，保全人的精力、力量等。withhold指扣住不放，暗示有阻礙。

三、參考例句：

This vessel won't retain water.

這容器盛不住水。

Retail banks must also retain adequate equity.

零售銀行也必須保持股本充足。

Americans retain a strong prudish streak.

美國人保留著一種強烈的假正經的特徵。

She tried to retain her self-control.

她力圖保持自我剋制。

You must retain your school reports.

你必須將學習成績單儲存好。

I cannot retain so much information.

我不能記住這麼多的資訊。

Please retain for your records or dispose thoughtfully.

請你保留你的記錄或作適當處理。

His speech could not retain the interest of his audience.

他的講話不能保持住聽眾的興趣。

Concentrated study will help you to retain knowledge.

專心學習有助於你記住知識。

Retain the head of the shrimp flavouring for miso soup.

剩下的蝦頭可用來煮味噌湯，不要丟掉。