remain
- v.留下，逗留，停留;剩余，余留;保留，坚持（观点、态度或信念）;保持不变;仍然存在，继续存在;（事实、问题等）仍然是（表示强调）;（最后）属于;（最后）取决于;尚待，留待;仍需去做（或说、处理）
- n.剩余物，残余（物）;遗体，残骸;（历史）遗迹，残迹
过去式： remained 现在分词： remaining 过去分词： remained 第三人称单数： remains
re- 再,又 + main 逗留
remainverb
仍然是；保持不变
to continue to be sth; to be still in the same state or condition
to remain silent/standing/seated/motionless
依然沉默 / 站着 / 坐着 / 一动不动
Train fares are likely to remain unchanged.
火车票价很可能会保持不变。
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。
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。
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
Very little of the house remained after the fire.
火灾之后，这座房子所剩无几。
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
Much remains to be done.
还有很多事要去做。
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。
There remained one significant problem.
还有一个非常重要的问题。
Questions remain about the president's honesty.
总统是否诚实，还有许多疑问。
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
They remained in Mexico until June.
他们在墨西哥一直住到六月。
The plane remained on the ground.
飞机仍未起飞。
She left, but I remained behind.
她走了，而我留了下来。
to not become involved in sth; to show no interest in people
这个皇帝对人民漠不关心。
The Emperor kept himself aloof from the people.
remain
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V-LINK 保持;继续;持续
If someone or something remains in a particular state or condition, they stay in that state or condition and do not change.The three men remained silent...
这3个人保持着沉默。
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VERB 留在，停留于(某处)
If you remain in a place, you stay there and do not move away.He will have to remain in hospital for at least 10 days...
他至少得在医院里呆10天。
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VERB 仍然存在;继续存在
You can say that something remains when it still exists.Many of the differences in everyday life remain...
日常生活中的许多差异仍然存在。
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V-LINK 遗留;剩余
If something remains to be done, it has not yet been done and still needs to be done.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。
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N-PLURAL 残余（物）;剩余（物）;遗迹
The remains of something are the parts of it that are left after most of it has been taken away or destroyed.They were tidying up the remains of their picnic.
他们正在收拾野餐后剩下的东西。
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N-PLURAL 遗体;残骸
The remains of 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.The unrecognizable remains of a man had been found...
一具无法辨认的男性尸体被发现了。
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N-PLURAL (历史)遗迹，残迹
Historical remains are 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.There are Roman remains all around us.
我们周围都是古罗马的遗迹。
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V-LINK （事实、问题等)仍然是(表示强调)
You can use remain in expressions such as the fact remains that or the question remains whether to introduce and emphasize something that you want to talk about.The fact remains that inflation is unacceptably high...
事实是通货膨胀率仍高得离谱。
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PHRASE 需拭目以待;未见分晓
If you say that it remains to be seen whether something will happen, you mean that nobody knows whether it will happen.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。
verb
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- stay the same;remain in a certain state
- The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
- rest assured
- stay alone
- He remained unmoved by her tears
- The bad weather continued for another week
- Synonym: stay rest
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- be left;of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.
- There remains the question of who pulled the trigger
- Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war
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- continue in a place, position, or situation
- After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
- Stay with me, please
- despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
- She continued as deputy mayor for another year
- Synonym: stay stay on continue
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- stay behind
- The smell stayed in the room
- The hostility remained long after they made up
- Synonym: persist stay
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The police made an appeal to the public to remain calm .
警方吁请公众保持镇静。
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The main thing is to remain calm .
最重要的是要保持冷静。
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The fact remains that we are still two teachers short .
实际情况是我们还缺少两名教师。
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It remains to be seen whether his project will fly .
他的计划能否成功尚需拭目以待。
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Most of the house remains intact even after two hundred years .
虽然过了两百年，这房子的大部分还保持完好。
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The temperature remained constant while pressure was a variable in the experiment .
做这实验时温度保持不变，但压力可变。
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The disease often goes / remains undetected for many years .
这种疾病经常潜伏多年而不被察觉。
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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。
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He remained in nominal control of the business for another ten years .
他名义上又掌管了这家公司十年。
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There remained one significant problem .
还有一个非常重要的问题。
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Very little of the house remained after the fire .
火灾之后，这座房子所剩无几。
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One of the victims of the fire remains in a critical condition .
大火的一位受害者依然病情危急。
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Human remains were found inside the house .
在房子里发现了尸体。
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The area has remained relatively untouched by commercial development .
相对而言，这个地区至今没有受到商业开发的影响。
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Some members of the family may remain unaffected by the disease .
这家里有的人可能不会受到这种疾病的影响。
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The temperature remained between 25 ˚ C and 30 ˚ C all week .
整个星期气温都保持在25到30摄氏度之间。
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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。
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The bridge will remain closed until essential repair work has been carried out .
在基本修缮工作完成之前，这座桥暂时关闭。
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There remains the problem of finance .
财政问题仍然存在。
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She has always remained loyal to her political principles .
她总是信守自己的政治原则。
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It remains to be seen whether or not this idea can be put into practice .
这一想法能否付诸实践还有待于观察。
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The key question of what caused the leak remains unanswered .
泄漏究竟是怎么造成的，这一关键问题仍未得到答案。
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The Roman remains are now covered over by office buildings .
这些罗马遗址现已被栋栋办公大楼完全遮住。
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He will remain 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。
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The political situation remains highly unstable .
政局仍然十分动荡。
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She left , but I remained behind .
她走了，而我留了下来。
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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。
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He will remain head of state during the period of transition to democracy .
在向民主过渡的时期他将依然是国家首脑。
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He was born around 1650 but his origins remain obscure .
他生于1650年前后，但身世不详。
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They had discovered human remains .
他们发现过人的遗骸。
普通用词，多指人在某处暂时逗留，或呆在某处不动。
The teacher told him to stay behind after class.
老师要他下课后留下来。
You may stay as long as you please.
你爱呆多久就呆多久。
She insisted that we stay for supper.
她一定要我们留下吃晚饭。
尤指因不愿离去而逗留在某处。
He was lingering about under her window.
他在她的窗下流连徘徊。
Jill made an excuse to linger on the stairs.
吉尔找借口故意在楼梯上磨磨蹭蹭。
She lingered after the concert, hoping to meet the star.
音乐会后她不愿离开，希望能遇见那位明星。
指某人或某物仍留在原处。
I remained in Chicago until June.
我在芝加哥一直呆到6月。
The police told everybody to remain in their cars.
警察叫大家都留在车里。
He was allowed to remain there.
他获准留在那里。
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