retained

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retained 是 retain 的过去式和过去分词,意为保持、保留或留住某物,常用于描述持续拥有或维持状态。

用法要点

句型搭配

常用于被动语态或完成时态,表示某物被保留或保持,如 'be retained' 或 'have retained',强调持续性的结果。

• The company retained its market share.
• She has retained her position for years.

介词用法

常与介词 'by' 连用表示被谁保留,或 'in' 表示保留在某个地方或状态,如 'retained by the owner' 或 'retained in memory'。

• The document was retained by the lawyer.
• The memory is retained in his mind.

语域说明

retained 在正式和学术语境中更常见,如法律、商务或技术文档,表示长期保持或保存,日常口语中可能用 kept 替代。

• The data is retained for analysis.
• He retained his composure under pressure.

基础例句

She retained her old photos in a box for years.

她把旧照片保存在盒子里好几年了。

The team retained the championship title this season.

这个赛季,队伍保住了冠军头衔。

He retained his calm even in stressful situations.

即使在压力大的情况下,他也保持了冷静。

高级例句

The company retained its competitive edge through continuous innovation.

公司通过持续创新保持了竞争优势。

In the study, participants retained the information better with visual aids.

在研究中,参与者使用视觉辅助工具更好地保留了信息。

The lawyer retained the original contract for legal reference.

律师保留了原始合同以供法律参考。

高频搭配

verb

be retainedhave retainedretain something

adjective

well-retainedpoorly retainedretained earnings

noun

retained memoryretained staffretained water

adverb

easily retainedpermanently retainedtemporarily retained

preposition

retained byretained inretained for

phrase

retained profitretained clientretained knowledge

常见错误

❌ 错误:I retained to keep the book.
✓ 正确:I retained the book.

retained 本身已包含 '保持' 的意思,不需要再加 to keep,直接加宾语即可。

❌ 错误:The water is retained in the bottle by it.
✓ 正确:The water is retained in the bottle.

被动语态中,by 通常用于指明动作执行者,如果上下文清楚,可以省略,避免冗余。

近义词辨析

kept

kept 更通用,常用于日常语境,表示持有或保存;retained 更正式,强调长期或特意保留,常用于专业场景。

She kept the keys (日常持有) vs. The data was retained for analysis (正式保留)。

maintained

maintained 侧重于持续维护或保养以保持状态;retained 更侧重于保留原物或防止丢失,不强调主动维护。

He maintained the garden (持续照料) vs. She retained the documents (保留文件)。