ADVERB | VERB + RETAIN | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤nonetheless, still, yet仍然保留▸➤no longer不再保留▸➤somehow不知何故保持◇Despite the decay the mosque somehow retained a profound grandeur.清真寺雖已破敗,但不知為何依然十分莊嚴。➤successfully成功地保留◇He has successfully retained his position as national president of the society.他成功地保住了自己作為該協會全國主席的職位。➤largely很大程度上保持◇Her new music largely retains the distinctiveness of the old.她的新音樂在很大程度上保持了舊式音樂的特色。VERB + RETAIN➤be eager to, be keen to, hope to, want to, wish to渴望保持;熱衷於保持;希望保持;想保留▸➤attempt to, fight to, seek to, struggle to, try to試圖/竭力/尋求/奮力/設法保持◇He struggled to retain control of the situation.他竭力控制住局勢。➤be unlikely to不太可能保持➤be likely to很可能保持▸➤manage to設法得以保持▸➤help (to)幫助保持▸➤be allowed to, be entitled to, have the right to獲准/有資格/有權保留◇He was allowed to retain his parliamentary seat. (BrE) 他獲准保留議會席位。◇The immigrants have a right to retain their language.移民有權保留其語言。➤be important to保留⋯很重要➤fail to未能保持PREPOSITION➤as留作⋯◇The president retained her as his chief adviser.總統讓她留任自己的首席顧問。