remain

Word family noun the remainder remainder remains adjective remaining verb remain

ldoce_743_zre·main /rɪˈmeɪn/ S1 W1 verb

1 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep, linking verb]STAY/NOT LEAVECONTINUE/NOT STOP to continue to be in the same state or condition 继续，依然

Please remain seated until all the lights are on.

请留在座位上，直到灯全都亮起。

We remained friends.

我们依然是朋友。

The boy remained silent.

男孩依然默不作声。

remain as

Despite the job losses, Parker remained as manager.

尽管有人失业，但帕克还是保住了经理的位子。

remain unclear/unchanged/unanswered etc

Many scientists remain unconvinced by the current evidence.

现有证据依然不能使很多科学家信服。

In everyday English, people usually say something or someone stays in a particular state, condition, or place, rather than remains in it: 在日常英语中，人们表示某事物或某人保持某种状态或停留于某地，一般用 stay，而不用 remain

We stayed friends.

我们依然是朋友。

n GRAMMAR: Linking verbs

Remain is a linking verb in this meaning. This type of verb links the subject of the sentence with an adjective or noun:

He remains undecided about what to do.

Traffic congestion remains a problem.

2 [intransitiveI] formalSTAY/NOT LEAVE to stay in the same place without moving away 停留，留下 SYN stay

remain at/in/with etc

She was too ill to remain at home.

她病得很重，不能再留在家里了。

The refugees were allowed to remain in the UK.

难民获准留在英国。

► see thesaurus at stay

3 [intransitiveI]REMAIN/BE LEFT to continue to exist or be left after others have gone, been used, or been destroyed 剩下；留存

Little of the original building remains.

原来的建筑已经所剩无几。

The score is tied, with fifteen minutes remaining.

比赛还剩15分钟，双方比分持平。

What remains of his original art collection is now in the city museum.

他当初那些艺术藏品中得以保留下来的部分现在都在市博物馆里。

In everyday English, people usually say that something is left rather than remains. 在日常英语中，人们表示某物留存，一般说 be left，而不说 remain

Not much of the old town is left.

这座老镇的原貌已所剩无几。

4 [intransitiveI]REMAIN/BE LEFT to be left after other things have been dealt with 留待，尚待〔处理〕

remain to be done

Several points remain to be settled.

有几个问题尚待解决。

There remained a few jobs still to be finished.

还剩下几项任务需要完成。

The fact remains that racism is still a considerable problem.

实际情况是，种族主义依然是个相当大的问题。

5 it remains to be seen UNCERTAINused to say that it is still uncertain whether something will happen or is true 尚不确定，说不准

It remains to be seen whether the operation was successful.

手术是否成功还有待观察。

Examples from the Corpus

it remains to be seen• "What is your next film going to be about?'' "Well, that remains to be seen.''• Whether I reach it remains to be seen!• What remains to be seen now is whether it is too late to save the rainforests.• Whether the team can sustain its winning streak remains to be seen.• Steel will make it remains to be seen.• The meaning of prevention in the new Children Act is multifaceted and it remains to be seen how it will be operationalized.• It remains to be seen how many senior citizens will actually benefit from this new plan.• Yet it remains to be seen how strong are the forces of Euro-scepticism in Labour's own ranks.• And it remains to be seen if re- signing Greg Vaughn will be a hit or a miss.• Today it remains to be seen whether Museveni's essentially centralist approach will be more successful than its predecessors.• But it remains to be seen whether that will prove a significant omission.• But it remains to be seen whether this will exacerbate chronic unemployment or solve it.

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Examples from the Corpus

remain• Some elements of the old class system still remain.• The details of his death remain a closely guarded secret.• While an authority's management style is usually affected by environmental factors there always remains an element of choice.• Sir Rocco Forte will remain as chief executive of the UK hotels company.• He had finished, but he remained at the microphone for a few minutes, gazing at the audience.• The others were dismissed, but Harwood was asked to remain behind.• She remained calm and waited till he had finished shouting at her.• Sean remained close to his kids after the divorce.• Two men remain in captivity.• When he was promoted to deputy chairman of the Plastics Division in 1966 he remained in charge of the film group.• He's decided to remain in his present job for the time being.• The judge ruled that Borkin should remain in jail until his case is heard.• The computers remained in their boxes until enough money was found to buy the software needed to operate them.• Some 2,000 students, lecturers and university workers remained inside, refusing to leave.• Byrd is likely to lose what remains of his fortune.• Not much remained of the house after the fire.• He later became the station's news director, but remained on the air in various capacities.• He was determined to remain out west until he had made his fortune.• My right leg remained shorter than my left by about half an inch.• Therefore she must be prepared to remain single, and accept the social consequences of her decision.• She remained standing, evidently not very sure how to begin.• His doctors say this his condition remains the same.• A few problems remain to be discussed.• Her unhappy face remained with me throughout the rest of my journey.• The picture remained with the artist's family for a number of years.• The children will remain with their mother.

remained silent• For a moment Charles remained silent.• Refusing to make any further protestations, she set her lips and remained silent.• Several people volunteered for being special constables but Tom remained silent.• As their journey continued Ashley waited for her companion's mood to lift, but Vitor remained silent and sombre.• Everyone remained silent, awed by the implications of it.• All three, he said, remained silent during police questioning.• But one key figure in this whole drama has remained silent - Prince Charles.• Members of the Salvation Army have remained silent since their announcement that their money had disappeared.

remain at/in/with etc• As the days remaining in her six-week maternity leave fizzled away, she wavered back and forth.• However, the next owner dismantled the walls in 1685, since when it has remained in a state of decay.• And among the nine most populous states, only Florida remains in Democratic hands.• One may hope that this forceful advocacy can remain in most instances persuasive and considered rather than strident.• For that reason, it should remain in the hands of local government.• All he did was remain at the point where they first met.• He remained at the rue de Harlay until his death in 1712.• Of the twelve Alexander children, only Amos remained in the town where he was born.

remain to be done• A great deal of work remains to be done.• Nevertheless, speedy results can not be expected, since much research remains to be done.• So much remained to be done.• The work remaining to be done is on documents to be signed by neither party.• There is no actual shortage of specific studies, though here, as elsewhere, much more remains to be done.• Much indeed remains to be done; for special training is required, and the workers are still few.• What remains to be done is to consider the relevance of what Wittgenstein says to the issues raised earlier in this paper.

Origin remain

(1300-1400) Old French remaindre, from Latin remanere, from manere “to stay”

单词	remain
释义	remain Word family noun the remainder remainder remains adjective remaining verb remain ldoce_743_zre·main /rɪˈmeɪn/ ●●● S1 W1 verb 1 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep, linking verb]STAY/NOT LEAVECONTINUE/NOT STOP to continue to be in the same state or condition 继续，依然 Please remain seated until all the lights are on. 请留在座位上，直到灯全都亮起。 We remained friends. 我们依然是朋友。 The boy remained silent. 男孩依然默不作声。 remain as Despite the job losses, Parker remained as manager. 尽管有人失业，但帕克还是保住了经理的位子。 remain unclear/unchanged/unanswered etc Many scientists remain unconvinced by the current evidence. 现有证据依然不能使很多科学家信服。 Register In everyday English, people usually say something or someone stays in a particular state, condition, or place, rather than remains in it: 在日常英语中，人们表示某事物或某人保持某种状态或停留于某地，一般用 stay，而不用 remain We stayed friends. 我们依然是朋友。 n GRAMMAR: Linking verbs Remain is a linking verb in this meaning. This type of verb links the subject of the sentence with an adjective or noun: He remains undecided about what to do. Traffic congestion remains a problem. 2 [intransitiveI] formalSTAY/NOT LEAVE to stay in the same place without moving away 停留，留下 SYN stay remain at/in/with etc She was too ill to remain at home. 她病得很重，不能再留在家里了。 The refugees were allowed to remain in the UK. 难民获准留在英国。 ► see thesaurus at stay 3 [intransitiveI]REMAIN/BE LEFT to continue to exist or be left after others have gone, been used, or been destroyed 剩下；留存 Little of the original building remains. 原来的建筑已经所剩无几。 The score is tied, with fifteen minutes remaining. 比赛还剩15分钟，双方比分持平。 What remains of his original art collection is now in the city museum. 他当初那些艺术藏品中得以保留下来的部分现在都在市博物馆里。 Register In everyday English, people usually say that something is left rather than remains. 在日常英语中，人们表示某物留存，一般说 be left，而不说 remain Not much of the old town is left. 这座老镇的原貌已所剩无几。 4 [intransitiveI]REMAIN/BE LEFT to be left after other things have been dealt with 留待，尚待〔处理〕 remain to be done Several points remain to be settled. 有几个问题尚待解决。 There remained a few jobs still to be finished. 还剩下几项任务需要完成。 The fact remains that racism is still a considerable problem. 实际情况是，种族主义依然是个相当大的问题。 5 it remains to be seen UNCERTAINused to say that it is still uncertain whether something will happen or is true 尚不确定，说不准 It remains to be seen whether the operation was successful. 手术是否成功还有待观察。 Examples from the Corpus it remains to be seen• "What is your next film going to be about?'' "Well, that remains to be seen.''• Whether I reach it remains to be seen!• What remains to be seen now is whether it is too late to save the rainforests.• Whether the team can sustain its winning streak remains to be seen.• Steel will make it remains to be seen.• The meaning of prevention in the new Children Act is multifaceted and it remains to be seen how it will be operationalized.• It remains to be seen how many senior citizens will actually benefit from this new plan.• Yet it remains to be seen how strong are the forces of Euro-scepticism in Labour's own ranks.• And it remains to be seen if re- signing Greg Vaughn will be a hit or a miss.• Today it remains to be seen whether Museveni's essentially centralist approach will be more successful than its predecessors.• But it remains to be seen whether that will prove a significant omission.• But it remains to be seen whether this will exacerbate chronic unemployment or solve it. 5 FREQUENCY 使用频率 Examples from the Corpus remain• Some elements of the old class system still remain.• The details of his death remain a closely guarded secret.• While an authority's management style is usually affected by environmental factors there always remains an element of choice.• Sir Rocco Forte will remain as chief executive of the UK hotels company.• He had finished, but he remained at the microphone for a few minutes, gazing at the audience.• The others were dismissed, but Harwood was asked to remain behind.• She remained calm and waited till he had finished shouting at her.• Sean remained close to his kids after the divorce.• Two men remain in captivity.• When he was promoted to deputy chairman of the Plastics Division in 1966 he remained in charge of the film group.• He's decided to remain in his present job for the time being.• The judge ruled that Borkin should remain in jail until his case is heard.• The computers remained in their boxes until enough money was found to buy the software needed to operate them.• Some 2,000 students, lecturers and university workers remained inside, refusing to leave.• Byrd is likely to lose what remains of his fortune.• Not much remained of the house after the fire.• He later became the station's news director, but remained on the air in various capacities.• He was determined to remain out west until he had made his fortune.• My right leg remained shorter than my left by about half an inch.• Therefore she must be prepared to remain single, and accept the social consequences of her decision.• She remained standing, evidently not very sure how to begin.• His doctors say this his condition remains the same.• A few problems remain to be discussed.• Her unhappy face remained with me throughout the rest of my journey.• The picture remained with the artist's family for a number of years.• The children will remain with their mother. remained silent• For a moment Charles remained silent.• Refusing to make any further protestations, she set her lips and remained silent.• Several people volunteered for being special constables but Tom remained silent.• As their journey continued Ashley waited for her companion's mood to lift, but Vitor remained silent and sombre.• Everyone remained silent, awed by the implications of it.• All three, he said, remained silent during police questioning.• But one key figure in this whole drama has remained silent - Prince Charles.• Members of the Salvation Army have remained silent since their announcement that their money had disappeared. remain at/in/with etc• As the days remaining in her six-week maternity leave fizzled away, she wavered back and forth.• However, the next owner dismantled the walls in 1685, since when it has remained in a state of decay.• And among the nine most populous states, only Florida remains in Democratic hands.• One may hope that this forceful advocacy can remain in most instances persuasive and considered rather than strident.• For that reason, it should remain in the hands of local government.• All he did was remain at the point where they first met.• He remained at the rue de Harlay until his death in 1712.• Of the twelve Alexander children, only Amos remained in the town where he was born. remain to be done• A great deal of work remains to be done.• Nevertheless, speedy results can not be expected, since much research remains to be done.• So much remained to be done.• The work remaining to be done is on documents to be signed by neither party.• There is no actual shortage of specific studies, though here, as elsewhere, much more remains to be done.• Much indeed remains to be done; for special training is required, and the workers are still few.• What remains to be done is to consider the relevance of what Wittgenstein says to the issues raised earlier in this paper. Origin remain (1300-1400) Old French remaindre, from Latin remanere, from manere “to stay”
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