retain和remain的区别

remain和retain的区别：意思不同：1.remain意思：v. 仍然是; 保持不变; 剩余; 遗留; 继续存在; 仍需去做(或说、处理);retain意思：v. 保持; 持有; 保留; 继续拥有; 继续容纳; 聘请(律师等)。用法不同：remain表示动作或状态;retain常用作谓语。

一、remain和retain的区别

意思不同

1.remain意思：v. 仍然是; 保持不变; 剩余; 遗留; 继续存在; 仍需去做(或说、处理);

2.retain意思：v. 保持; 持有; 保留; 继续拥有; 继续容纳; 聘请(律师等);

用法不同

1.remain用法：表示动作或状态。

例句：

We must learn to conserve what remains.

我们必须学会保存那些剩余的资源。

2.retain用法：常用作谓语。

例句：

His speech could not retain the interest of his audience.

他的讲话不能保持住听众的兴趣。

侧重点不同

1.remain侧重点：remain可以用来说别人,请你remain在你的座位上等等。

2.retain侧重点：etain基本说一个人把某东西留下来了,比如物品或者足球的控制。

二、remain的中文含义及用法介绍

1、作为动词时，译为保持;仍然是;剩余;遗留;继续存在;仍需去做(或说、处理)。

例句：Train fares are likely to remain unchanged.

火车票价很可能会保持不变。

There were only ten minutes remaining.

只剩下十分钟了。

There remained one significant problem.

还有一个非常重要的问题。

They remained in Mexico until June.

他们在墨西哥一直住到六月。

The three men remained silent...

这3个人保持着沉默。

He will have to remain in hospital for at least 10 days...

他至少得在医院里呆10天。

Many of the differences in everyday life remain...

日常生活中的许多差异仍然存在。

2、作为名词时，意为遗迹;剩余物;余额;残余人物。

例句：They were tidying up the remains of their picnic.

他们正在收拾野餐后剩下的东西。

There are Roman remains all around us.

我们周围都是古罗马的遗迹。

The distance between fashion and art remains as great as ever.

时尚与艺术之间的差别之大依然如故。

The remaining twenty patients were transferred to another hospital.

其余的二十名病人被转送到另一家医院去了。

He was born around 1650 but his origins remain obscure.

他生于1650年前后，但身世不详。