释义 |
Adjective: remaining ru'meyning- Not used up
"saved the remaining sandwiches for supper" - leftover, left over, left, odd, unexpended Verb: remain ri'meyn- Stay the same; remain in a certain state
"The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "He remained unmoved by her tears" - stay, rest - Continue in a place, position, or situation
"despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year" - stay, stay on, continue - 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" - Stay behind
"The hostility remained long after they made up" - persist, stay
See also: remainder, remnant, unexhausted Type of: be |