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单词 remain
释义
remain
verb
uk
/rɪˈmeɪn/us
/rɪˈmeɪn/
B1[IorL]formal
tostayin the sameplaceor in the samecondition:
停留，留下；保持不变，仍然是
Thedoctororderedhim to remain inbedfor a fewdays.医生嘱咐他要继续卧床几天。
Mostcommentatorsexpectthebasicrateoftaxto remain at 25percent.大多数评论员预计基本税率会保持在25%。
[+ to infinitive]Agreatmany things remaintobe done(= have notyetbeen done).还有很多事情要去做。
He remainedsilent.他保持沉默。
It remains asecret.这仍然是个秘密。
Thebankwill remainopenwhile renovations arecarriedout.这家银行在修缮期间将依旧开门营业。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to wait
  • waitWe need to wait in line for the tickets.
  • wait forWe're waiting for the bus.
  • awaitWe are awaiting the committee's decision.
  • stayStay there until I get back.
  • remainPlease remain in your seats until the plane has come to a complete stop.
  • hang onHang on, I'll be ready in a minute.
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B2[I]
tocontinuetoexistwhen otherpartsor other things nolongerexist:
剩余；余留；遗留
After theflood, nothing remained of thevillage.洪水过后，村庄荡然无存。
Only a few hundred of theseanimalsremain today.现在这种动物只存留下来数百只。
More examples
  • Thejudgedirectedthedefendantto remainsilent.
  • Forreasonsofpersonalsafety, theinformantwishesto remainanonymous.
  • We have toinvestin newtechnologyif we are to remaincompetitive.
  • Theareahas remainedvirtuallyunchangedin 50years.
  • Thetruthabout theaccidentremainshiddenbeneath ashroudofsecrecy.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Staying and remaining
  • closeted
  • halt
  • hang
  • hold
  • holdsomethingover
  • hung
  • non-tenured
  • outstay
  • overstay
  • overwinter
  • remaining
  • rest
  • spot
  • stand
  • stick around
  • stop
  • stop in
  • tarry
  • tenured
  • untenured
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Keeping and staying the same

Idioms

the fact remains
it remains to be seen
(Definition ofremainfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

remain| American Dictionary

remain
verb
us
/rɪˈmeɪn/
tostayin the sameplaceor in the samecondition:
[I]Thedoctorsaid he should remain inbedfor a fewdays.
[L]She remainedsilent.
If something remains, itcontinuestoexistwhen otherpartsor things nolongerdo:
[I]Only thefoundationof theancienttempleremains.

remaining

adjective[not gradable]us
/rɪˈmeɪ·nɪŋ/
Usehalfthedoughandkeepthe remaininghalfcovered.

Idiom

somethingremains to be seen
(Definition ofremainfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofremain

remain
However, the evidence for their universal validity remains meager.
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At this stage, the wire remains in a liquid- solid phase with a low-density plasma corona.
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The wire remains solid for the first 0.06 mm of the current pulse.
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The question here therefore remains an open one.
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In the 1730s the maize price begins to reach 15 reales by 1740, and it remains there until 1750.
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What remains is a combination of the wondrous and mundane.
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Here they remained three or four days, getting or taking over 40 steers per diem.
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They remained with us two or three days, consuming over 60 steers per diem.
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The prevailing dynamic of party clientelism has remained untouched, limiting the prospects for effective, far-reaching reform.
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However, their closest collaborators remained and have acted as surrogate aristocrats.
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The remaining worksheets seem to refer to codes that were solved elsewhere.
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The ' incorrigibles ', by contrast, remained on the lowest stage.
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Their politics remained reactionary only in principle ; in practice, many regimes were willing to modernize in order to survive.
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Although those with more moderate illness remained in the community, they were not necessarily recognized as having a mental illness.
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At every stage of follow up the majority of patients remained clinically unchanged.
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