remain

英 [rɪˈmeɪn]

美 [rɪˈmeɪn]

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

第三人称单数：remains　过去式：remained　过去分词：remained　现在分词：remaining　复数：remains　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.344 / COCA.426

同义词辨析

staylingerremain【导航词义：逗留】

习惯用语

v.

keep/hold (yourself) aloofremain/stand aloof
• 不参与；远离；无动于衷；漠不关心
  to not become involved in sth; to show no interest in people
• The Emperor kept himself aloof from the people.
  这个皇帝对人民漠不关心。

牛津词典

verb

• 仍然是；保持不变
  to continue to be sth; to be still in the same state or condition
  1. to remain silent/standing/seated/motionless
     依然沉默 / 站着 / 坐着 / 一动不动
  2. Train fares are likely to remain unchanged.
     火车票价很可能会保持不变。
  3. It remains true that sport is about competing well, not winning.
     体育重在勇于竞争而非获胜，一向如此。
  4. In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.
     尽管有过争吵，他们仍是最好的朋友。
  5. He will remain (as) manager of the club until the end of his contract.
     他将继续担任俱乐部经理，直至合同期满。
• 剩余；遗留；继续存在
  to still be present after the other parts have been removed, used, etc.; to continue to exist
  1. Very little of the house remained after the fire.
     火灾之后，这座房子所剩无几。
  2. There were only ten minutes remaining.
     只剩下十分钟了。
• 仍需去做（或说、处理）
  to still need to be done, said, or dealt with
  1. Much remains to be done.
     还有很多事要去做。
  2. It remains to be seen (= it will only be known later) whether you are right.
     你说得对不对还有待证实。
  3. There remained one significant problem.
     还有一个非常重要的问题。
  4. Questions remain about the president's honesty.
     总统是否诚实，还有许多疑问。
  5. I feel sorry for her, but the fact remains (that) she lied to us.
     我为她感到难过，可事实是她对我们撒了谎。
• 逗留；不离去
  to stay in the same place; to not leave
  1. They remained in Mexico until June.
     他们在墨西哥一直住到六月。
  2. The plane remained on the ground.
     飞机仍未起飞。
  3. She left, but I remained behind.
     她走了，而我留了下来。

柯林斯词典

• V-LINK 保持;继续;持续
  If someone or somethingremainsin a particular state or condition, they stay in that state or condition and do not change.
  1. The three men remained silent...
     这3个人保持着沉默。
  2. The situation remains tense...
     形势持续紧张。
  3. The government remained in control...
     政府仍控制着局势。
  4. He remained a formidable opponent...
     他依然是一个令人敬畏的对手。
  5. It remains possible that bad weather could tear more holes in the tanker's hull.
     恶劣天气仍然可能使油轮船体遭受更多破损。
• VERB 留在，停留于(某处)
  If youremainin a place, you stay there and do not move away.
  1. He will have to remain in hospital for at least 10 days...
     他至少得在医院里呆10天。
  2. From time to time, James remained at home with his family.
     詹姆斯偶尔留在家里陪家人。
• VERB 仍然存在;继续存在
  You can say that somethingremainswhen it still exists.
  1. Many of the differences in everyday life remain...
     日常生活中的许多差异仍然存在。
  2. The wider problem remains...
     更普遍的问题仍未解决。
  3. There remains deep mistrust of his government.
     仍然有人对他领导的政府很不信任。
• V-LINK 遗留;剩余
  If somethingremains to bedone, it has not yet been done and still needs to be done.
  1. Major questions remain to be answered about his work...
     关于他工作的许多重要问题仍然悬而未决。
  2. Huge amounts of weapons remain to be collected.
     大量的武器仍有待收缴。
• N-PLURAL 残余（物）;剩余（物）;遗迹
  The remains ofsomething are the parts of it that are left after most of it has been taken away or destroyed.
  1. They were tidying up the remains of their picnic.
     他们正在收拾野餐后剩下的东西。
  2. ...the charred remains of a tank.
     烧焦的坦克残骸
  3. ...the remains of an ancient mosque.
     一座古清真寺的遗迹
• N-PLURAL 遗体;残骸
  Theremainsof a person or animal are the parts of their body that are left after they have died, sometimes after they have been dead for a long time.
  1. The unrecognizable remains of a man had been found...
     一具无法辨认的男性尸体被发现了。
  2. More human remains have been unearthed in the north of the country.
     在该国北部挖出了更多的人类遗骨。
• N-PLURAL (历史)遗迹，残迹
  Historicalremainsare things that have been found from an earlier period of history, usually buried in the ground, for example parts of buildings and pieces of pottery.
  1. There are Roman remains all around us.
     我们周围都是古罗马的遗迹。
• V-LINK （事实、问题等)仍然是(表示强调)
  You can useremainin expressions such asthe fact remains thatorthe question remains whetherto introduce and emphasize something that you want to talk about.
  1. The fact remains that inflation is unacceptably high...
     事实是通货膨胀率仍高得离谱。
  2. The question remains whether he was fully aware of the claims.
     问题是他是否完全意识到了这些要求。
• See also:remaining
• PHRASE 需拭目以待;未见分晓
  If you say that itremains to be seenwhether something will happen, you mean that nobody knows whether it will happen.
  1. It remains to be seen whether her parliamentary colleagues will agree.
     她的国会同僚是否同意，现在还无从知晓。

英英释义

verb

• stay the same
  1. The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
  2. rest assured
  3. stay alone
  4. He remained unmoved by her tears
  5. The bad weather continued for another week
  Synonym:stayrest
• be left
  1. There remains the question of who pulled the trigger
  2. Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war
• continue in a place, position, or situation
  1. After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
  2. Stay with me, please
  3. despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
  4. She continued as deputy mayor for another year
  Synonym:staystay oncontinue
• stay behind
  1. The smell stayed in the room
  2. The hostility remained long after they made up
  Synonym:persiststay

双语例句

• The question remains whether he was fully aware of the claims.
  问题是他是否完全意识到了这些要求。
• They represented a ruthless and illegitimate regime that could not remain forever.
  他们代表了一个残暴的非法政权，这样的政权是不可能长久的。
• The three men remained silent
  这3个人保持着沉默。
• They were tidying up the remains of their picnic.
  他们正在收拾野餐后剩下的东西。
• It remains possible that bad weather could tear more holes in the tanker's hull.
  恶劣天气仍然可能使油轮船体遭受更多破损。
• There are Roman remains all around us.
  我们周围都是古罗马的遗迹。
• Unless these questions are solved, the region will remain a powder keg.
  除非这些问题得到解决，否则该地区会一直是个火药桶。
• The government remained in control
  政府仍控制着局势。
• The date and venue of the game must remain under wraps
  比赛的时间和地点必须保密。
• Those who had decided to remain neutral in the struggle now found themselves required to take sides.
  那些先前决定在争斗中保持中立的人现在发现他们需要表明立场了。