释义
[ ri-meyn ] SHOW IPA
/ rɪˈmeɪn / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used without object) to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
to stay behind or in the same place: to remain at home; I'll remain here when you go to the airport.
to be left after the removal, loss, destruction, etc., of all else: The front wall is all that remains of the fort.
to be left to be done, told, shown, etc.: Only the dishwashing remains.
to be reserved or in store.
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun Usually remains. something that remains or is left.
remains, miscellaneous, fragmentary, or other writings still unpublished at the time of an author's death. traces of some quality, condition, etc. a dead body; corpse. parts or substances remaining from animal or plant life that occur in the earth's crust or strata: fossil remains; organic remains. Origin of remain 1375–1425; late Middle English
remainen <Anglo-French
remain-, stressed stem of Middle French
remanoir <Latin
remanēre, equivalent to
re- re- +
manēre to stay; see manor
SYNONYMS FOR remain 1 abide, stay.
2 wait, tarry, rest.
3 endure, abide.
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synonym study for remain 1 . See continue.
OTHER WORDS FROM remain un·re·main·ing, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
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Captain Burgoyne was on deck when the catastrophe happened, remain ing there as the night grew stormy.
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Figs. 76–80 are only represented on a smaller scale than the remain ing Figs.
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British Dictionary definitions for remain verb (mainly intr) to stay behind or in the same place to remain at home ; only Tom remained
(copula) to continue to be to remain cheerful
to be left, as after use, consumption, the passage of time, etc a little wine still remained in the bottle
to be left to be done, said, etc it remains to be pointed out
Word Origin for remain C14: from Old French remanoir , from Latin remanēre to be left, from re- + manēre to stay
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