| 单词 | remain |
| 释义 | remain (rɪmeɪn ) Word forms: remains , remaining , remained 1. link verb B2 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. [VERB adjective] The situation remains tense. [VERB adjective] The government remained in control. [VERB preposition] He remained a formidable opponent. [VERB noun] It remains possible that bad weather could tear more holes in the tanker's hull. [VERB adjective] Synonyms: stay, continue, go on, stand 2. verb B2 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. [VERB preposition] From time to time, James remained at home with his family. [VERB preposition] Synonyms: stay behind, wait, delay, stay put 3. verb B2 You can say that something remains when it still exists. Many of the differences in everyday life remain. [VERB] The wider problem remains. [VERB] There remains deep mistrust of his government. [there V n] Synonyms: continue, be left, endure, persist 4. link verb 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. Huge amounts of weapons remain to be collected. [V to-inf-passive] 5. plural noun B2 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. [+ of] ...the charred remains of a tank. ...the remains of an ancient mosque. 6. plural noun 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. [+ of] More human remains have been unearthed in the north of the country. 7. plural noun 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. 8. link verb 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. [VERB that] The question remains whether he was fully aware of the claims. [VERB wh] 9. See also remaining 10. remains to be seen phrase If you say that it remains to be seen whether something will happen, you mean that nobody knows whether it will happen. [vagueness] It remains to be seen whether her parliamentary colleagues will agree. Collocations: remain standing Gerald remained standing, his posture conspicuously that of a bodyguard. DOUBTING THOMAS All will remain standing for the duration of the ceremony. AT HOME WITH THE QUEEN: The Inside Story of the Royal Household (2002) Heartbroken parents signed a petition calling for an inquiry into why so many schools crumbled when other buildings remained standing. The Sun (2008) The landscape would be barely recognisable, although high-rise buildings built of reinforced concrete would remain standing. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Anthony remained standing, gazing at a large, smouldering log that looked poised to roll forward undesirably. IN LOVE AND WAR And since economies are like spinning tops, which need to keep moving to remain upright, that may be the worst thing of all. Times, Sunday Times And when the courageous stands you do take are explained away as the result of parental pressure, there's scant incentive to remain upright. Christianity Today Random houses fall in on themselves; their neighbours remain upright. Times, Sunday Times The patient should remain upright for up to an hour. Times, Sunday Times People struggled to remain upright in the strong winds and the streets were littered with the remains of umbrellas ripped from owners' hands. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 保持 Japanese: ･･･のままである |
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