关于Retain的意思和用法的提问

A: @_LanguageLearner_ First it means keeping possession of something, particularly positions, things, information etc., but sometimes of persons. More formal than keep. Second, continuing to hold something, like “This reservoir retains water normally.”

A: Re- is added to verbs and nouns to form new verbs and nouns that refer to the repeating of an action or process.

For example, to 're-read' something means to read it again.

Retrained = to be trained again

The robots have been trained once already but they will be trained again to run (take control) of the theme park.

A: "Retain" can mean to keep something in its current state, or to maintain/preserve something. For example: "I want to retain my current grade." Meaning, I want to keep my current grade as it is; I don't want it to change. Another example: "The house retains its features even after 20 years." Meaning, the features of the house are still present even after 20 years.

Similarly, it can also mean to keep someone engaged in a certain service. For example, "They retained him as the head of the department." Meaning, he kept his job as the head of the department.

Another common meaning for "retain" is to keep something in one's mind. For example, "I retained a few words from my French class last year." Meaning, I still remember a few words from my French class.

A: I retained my balance after tripping.
I can't retain my composure after being insulted.
Companies want to retain good employees.

A: 'retain' means to keep hold of something.

'Please retain your train ticket'
'A sponge retains water'
'It's hard for me to retain money, because I love shopping'

Hope that helps :)

A: -I'm taking a summer class to help retain what I learned from last year.

-It was hard for me to retain my dignity during that embarrassing mishap.

-The interior of this restaurant still retains its classic, 1950's atmosphere.

A: "Retain": to keep something, to continue to hold or have something

examples:
"After studying all night I have retained only a few vocabulary words."
"The sponge retains some water."
"The house is very old but it retains its beauty."
"After falling, I retained some dignity by pretending it did not hurt."

A: they're synonyms but retain is a superior version of keep

A: No, you can't use them alike:

Please retain your receipt in case you want to return the book. retain=keep

Please sustain me as I serve as team captain.sustain=support, encourage

A: "retain" means to recollect or keep possession of, like how you recollect a memory.

"Sustain" means to support or keep at a certain level, like in music a sustain would mean to hold a note over a long period of time.

Sustain also means to get hurt, in sports for example the announcer would say "He has sustained an injury."

"Maintain" is kinda like sustain in meaning to keep at the same level, like if you maintain a car, a machine, or a building your keeping it together or in working condition.

A: Retain means to have or hold.
In terms of memory, retain means you currently have knowledge of an event or topic.

Remember is to think back to a past event.

Example.
I have "retained" all the information I studied for the test.

I will try to "remember" the information when the test starts.

A: To retain is to keep and not lose.
To remain is to stay where you are.
To maintain is keep in working order.

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A: The historical monument is retained.

A: Both are natural, one is for the past “didn’t” and one is for the present “don’t”

A: Retain sounds perfect, but routine sounds a little odd. The ou in routine has an oo sound. If you want more help, I can send an audio of me saying routine for you.