remain
/rɪˈmeɪn/
v.
一句话记住
仍然是;保持不变;留下;剩余;逗留
释义与例句
v.
仍然是;保持不变
to continue to be in the same state or condition
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The details of the agreement remain confidential.
协议的细节仍然保密。
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Please remain seated until the plane has stopped.
飞机停稳前请不要离开座位。
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The main cause of the accident remains unknown.
事故的主要原因仍不清楚。
v.
留下;剩余;逗留
to stay in a place, or to be left after other people or things have gone
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Only a few houses remain in the old part of the village.
村庄的旧区只剩下几座房子。
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She remained in London for another week.
她在伦敦又逗留了一周。
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Half of the food remained untouched.
一半的食物原封未动地剩着。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
remain 作系动词可直接接形容词,如 remain calm;remain to be seen 表示“尚待观察”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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remaining 剩余的remaining 是形容词,放在名词前,表示其他部分之后仍留下的。Use the remaining time to check your answers. 利用剩余时间检查答案。
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remainder 剩余部分;余数remainder 是名词,常用 the remainder of 表示剩余部分,数学中也可指余数。He spent the remainder of the day answering emails. 他用当天剩余的时间回复电子邮件。
同义词
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stay 停留;保持stay 更口语化,主要指停留或保持某状态;remain 较正式,也可指某物被剩下。Please stay inside until the storm passes. 暴风雨过去前请待在室内。
反义词
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leave 离开leave 指离开某地,与 remain 所表示的留下或逗留相对。The last train leaves at midnight. 末班火车午夜发车。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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remind 提醒;使想起remain 指仍然是、留下或剩余;remind 指提醒或使想起,拼写相近但意义不同。Could you remind me to call the bank? 你能提醒我打电话给银行吗?
常见搭配
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remain unchanged 保持不变The basic design has remained unchanged for fifty years. 这个基本设计五十年来一直未变。
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remain calm 保持冷静It is important to remain calm in an emergency. 紧急情况下保持冷静很重要。
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remain to be seen 尚待观察;仍有待确定Whether the policy will work remains to be seen. 这项政策是否有效仍有待观察。