remain

[ri'mein]

v.剩余, 逗留, 留下, 依然, 保持
n.剩余物, 遗迹, 残骸

vi.[W]

1. 剩下, 余留

A few pears remain on the trees.

树上尚留有几个梨子。

2. 继续存在

Little of the original architecture remains.

原先的建筑物几乎没有残留。

3. (人)留下; 逗留

She remained in her office all afternoon.

她整个下午没有离开办公室。

4. 保持, 仍是[L]

This room remains cool all summer.

这个房间整个夏天保持凉爽。

She remained silent all night.

她整个晚上沉默不语。

5. 留待, 尚待[+to-v]

Several problems remain to be solved.

有好几个问题尚待解决。

6. 属于, 归属[(+with)]

The decision remains with the general manager.

还得由总经理作决定。

词形变化

动词过去式: remained | 动词过去分词: remained | 动词现在分词: remaining | 动词第三人称单数: remains |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.继续; 持续

continue  endure  persist  stay  last  keep on  

同义参见:

be  prevail  abide  linger  tarry  survive  stand  

反义:

vi.剩下; 继续存在

perish  

反义参见:

leave  go  wander  quit  migrate  

英英释义

动词 remain:

stay the same; remain in a certain state

同义词：stay, rest

continue in a place, position, or situation

同义词：stay, stay on, continue

be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.

stay behind

同义词：persist, stay

补充

remainremain英:[riˈmein] 美:[rɪˈmen]n.1.剩余物; 残余The remains of the meal were[was]fed to the dog.剩饭喂狗了。2.残骸; 遗体His mortal remains are buried in the churchyard.他的遗体埋葬在教堂的墓地里。3.遗迹, 遗址, 废墟Here is the remains of a temple.这里是一所寺院的废墟。vi.1.留下, 逗留They remained there all through the year.他们在那里一直待到了年底。I remained six days in London.我在伦敦逗留了六天。He'll remain to accompany you.他将留下来陪你。2.剩下, 余留Though the sore being healed, yet a scar may remain.伤口虽然痊愈, 却可能留下伤疤。There remained in the village only women and children.村子里只剩下妇女和儿童了。3.留待You can't let the room remain like this.你不能把房间老是弄成这样。That remains to be proved.这尚待证实。vi. & link v.1.仍然是, 依旧是The decision remains with the Government.决定权在于政府。The fact remains that we are still lagging behind the other classes in maths.事实是我们在数学方面仍然比别的班落后。Peter has become a judge but John remains a fisherman.彼得当了法官, 但约翰仍是个渔民。He remained firm in the face of the enemy.他在敌人面前始终很坚定。When I got back home, he remained listening to the radio.我回到家的时候, 他还在听收音机。Let things remain as they have been in the past.让事情照旧吧！

例句

1. He will have to remain in hospital for at least 10 days.他至少还要在医院住10天。 2. I was allowed to remain at home.我获准留在家里。 3. He remained a formidable opponent.他一直是令人敬畏的对手。 4. The situation remains tense.局势依旧紧张。 5. to remain cheerful保持快乐 6. Much remains to be done.还有很多事情要做。 7. Many questions remain unanswered.许多问题依旧没有答案。 8. A little wine still remained in the bottle.瓶子里还剩着一点葡萄酒。 9. Even today remnants of this practice remain.时至今日这种习俗仍有残留。 10. Other dangers still remain.其他危险依然存在。 11. It remains for me to thank you all for coming, and to say what a great pleasure it has been to share your company.最后, 我还要感谢所有到场的人, 与你们相处十分愉快。 12. It remains to be seen whether her colleagues will agree.她的同事是否会同意, 现在还无从知晓。 13. That remains to be pointed out.那一点仍待指明。 14. Huge amounts of weapons remain to be collected.还有大量武器需要收缴。 15. He remained in the hospital for a solid month.他在医院里住了整整一个月。 16. Only a bowl and a pair of chopsticks remained on the table.桌子上只剩下一个碗和一双筷子。 17. He remained single all his life.他打了一辈子光棍。 18. I haven't seen them for ten years.They remain as they were.我十年没见他们了，他们还是从前那样。 19. The most difficult part remains to you to complete it.最难做的这一部分留给你去完成。 20. The honour remained with our motherland.光荣属于我们的祖国。 21. a cloister is all that remains of the monastery.原来的修道院只剩下了一个回廊。 22. her husband remained at the flat in Regent's Park.她丈夫还住在摄政公园公寓里。 23. he had remained alert the whole time.他始终保持着警惕。 24. [asadj. remaining]he would see out the remaining two years of his contract.他会坚持完成合同中剩下的两年工作。 25. she has broken her leg, but it remains to be seen how badly.她把腿摔断了，但有多严重还有待了解。 26. to remain silent/standing/seated保持沉默；继续站着；继续坐着 27. Josef went to live in America but his family remained behind in Europe.约瑟夫到美国居住，但他的家人仍然留在欧洲。 28. They spent the two remaining days of their holidays buying presents to take home.他们利用剩下的两天假期买带回家的礼物。 29. Little remained after the fire.大火过后，所剩无几。 30. Only two minutes still remain in the game.离比赛结束还只剩下两分钟。 31. The memory of that day will remain [=stay] with me for the rest of my life.那天的记忆将伴我度过余生。 32. The question/mystery remains: who fired the shot?疑问/谜团尚未解开：谁开的枪？ 33. Much work remains to be done. [=there is much work still to be done]仍有许多工作要做。 34. It remains to be seen [=it is uncertain] whether or not she was lying.现在还不能确定她是否在撒谎。 35. She remained in Boston after she finished college.她读完大学后留在了波士顿。 36. The soldiers were ordered to remain at their posts.士兵们受命坚守岗位。 37. I remained behind after the class had ended.下课后，我留了下来。 38. He remained with the team.他没有离开球队。 39. "She remained [=kept, stayed] calm."她保持了冷静。 40. Please remain standing/seated.请保持站姿/坐姿。 41. It remains true that the best wines are not always the most expensive.最好的酒往往不是最贵的，这话永远没错。 42. The weather remained cold.天气还是冷。 43. The victim's identity remains a mystery.受害人身份仍是个谜。 44. They have remained friends. [=they are still friends]他们依然是朋友。 45. Add the remaining ingredients to the sauce.把剩余原料加入调味汁。 46. a few remaining guests几位留下来的宾客