remain
verb
rɪˈmeɪn
verb
1
to
continue
to
be
in
the
same
state
or
condition
继续，依然
I always + adv/prep, linking verb 连系动词
Please
remain
seated
until
all
the
lights
are
on.
请继续坐着，直到所有的灯都亮起来。
We
remained
friends.
我们还是朋友。
The
boy
remained
silent
.
男孩依然默不作声。
[+
as
]
Despite
the
job
losses,
Parker
remained
as
manager.
尽管有人失业，但帕克还是经理。
remain
unclear/unchanged/unanswered
etc
Many
scientists
remain
unconvinced
by
the
current
evidence.
很多科学家还是不信服现有的证据。
2
stay
to
stay
in
the
same
place
without
moving
away
ln
spoken
English
it
is
more
usual
to
use
英语口语中更常用的说法是 stay.
I | formal
[+
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。
3
to
continue
to
exist
or
be
left
after
others
have
gone,
been
used,
or
been
destroyed
剩下; 留存
I
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.
现在比分相同，比赛还剩十五分钟。
What
remains
of
his
original
art
collection
is
now
in
the
city
museum.
他的艺术收藏品的原作剩下来的现在都在市博物馆里。
4
to
be
left
after
other
things
have
been
dealt
with
留待，尚待〔处理〕
I
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
used
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。