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单词 remain
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remain

verb
 
/rɪˈmeɪn/
/rɪˈmeɪn/
(rather formal) not usually used in the progressive tenses
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they remain
/rɪˈmeɪn/
/rɪˈmeɪn/
he / she / it remains
/rɪˈmeɪnz/
/rɪˈmeɪnz/
past simple remained
/rɪˈmeɪnd/
/rɪˈmeɪnd/
past participle remained
/rɪˈmeɪnd/
/rɪˈmeɪnd/
-ing form remaining
/rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/
/rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1.  
    linking verb to continue to be something; to be still in the same state or condition
    • remain + adj. to remain silent
    • to remain standing/seated/motionless
    • to remain calm/confident
    • Train fares are likely to remain unchanged.
    • It remains unclear whether Russia will in fact agree to the meeting.
    • The museum will remain open to the public throughout the building work.
    • Energy prices might remain high.
    • His reputation remains intact.
    • Production levels have remained constant.
    • He is confident that demand will remain strong.
    • The rumour was confirmed by a member of the Cabinet,who wished to remain anonymous.
    • It remains true that sport is about competing well, not winning.
    • Despite threats of strike action, the management remain hopeful that an agreement can be reached.
    • remain + noun Her identity remains a mystery.
    • to remain an issue/a problem
    • In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.
    • Scotland voted to remain part of the United Kingdom
    • He remains a member of the Labour Party.
    • remain as something He will remain as manager of the club until the end of his contract.
    • As a result, sanctions remained in place.
    • This law remained in force until 1917.
    • Power remained in the hands of the former Communist leaders.
    • They were able to remain in power by forming a coalition government.
    • She remains in office until July.
    • Interest rates will remain at current levels well into next year.
    Extra Examples
    • It remains the case that not enough graduates are going into teaching.
    • Security at the airport remains tight.
    • The level of unemployment remains fairly constant at around 10%.
    • The library will remain closed until next week.
    • The pilot urged the passengers to remain calm.
    • There is every prospect of the weather remaining dry this week.
    • The man was not charged and the case remains under investigation.
    • There is more evidence today that inflation remains under control.
    • The company's reputation remains at risk.
    • She remains on good terms with him.
    • They remain on course to win the championship.
    • The brothers remained under house arrest.
  2.  
    [intransitive] to still be present after the other parts have been removed, used, etc.; to continue to exist
    • Very little of the house remained after the fire.
    • Only about half of the original workforce remains.
    • There were only ten minutes remaining.
  3.  
    [intransitive] remain + adv./prep. to stay in the same place; to not leave
    • They remained in Mexico until June.
    • The plane remained on the ground.
    • She left, but I remained behind.
    • He remains in police custody until his next court date.
    • His application to remain in this country failed.
  4.  
    [intransitive] to still need to be done, said or dealt with
    • remain to do something It remains to be seen (= it will only be known later) whether you are right.
    • Much remains to be done.
    • There remained one significant problem.
    • Of course, problems remain.
    • Questions remain about the president's honesty.
    • I feel sorry for her, but the fact remains (that) she lied to us.
    • The puzzle remains of what happened to the ship.
    Language Bank neverthelessneverthelessConceding a point and making a counterargument
      • While the film is undoubtedly too long, it is nevertheless an intriguing piece of cinema.
      • It can be argued that the movie is too long. It is nonetheless an intriguing piece of cinema.
      • The film is undoubtedly too long. Still, it is an intriguing piece of cinema.
      • Of course, huge chunks of the book have been sacrificed in order to make a two-hour movie, but it is nevertheless a successful piece of storytelling.
      • Critics are wrong to argue that the film’s plot is too complicated. Certainly there are a couple of major twists, but audiences will have no difficulty following them.
      • It is true that you cannot make a good movie without a good script, but it is equally true that a talented director can make a good script into an excellent film.
      • It remains to be seen whether these two movies herald a new era of westerns, but there is no doubt that they represent welcome additions to the genre.
  5. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from Latin remanere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + manere ‘to stay’.
Idioms
keep/hold (yourself) aloof | remain/stand aloof
  1. to not become involved in something; to show no interest in people
    • The Emperor kept himself aloof from the people.
    Extra Examples
    • He has remained somewhat aloof from the business of politics.
    • Some thought that Britain was standing aloof from Europe.
    • There were many things that had kept her aloof and apart from the crowd.
    • Angela remained aloof.
    • She had always kept herself aloof from her colleagues.
remain/stand aloof | keep/hold (yourself) aloof
  1. to not become involved in something; to show no interest in people
    • He has remained somewhat aloof from the business of politics.
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