Remain
[ rɪ'men ]
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n. 剩余物，残骸;残余;遗迹;遗体;
vi. 留下;保持;留待;依然;
vi.& link-v. 搁置;剩余，剩下;逗留;终属，归于;
💡 词根助记
re回+main逗留→回来留下→剩余
📝 例句
This room remains cool all summer.
这个房间整个夏天保持凉爽。
How long will the registered trade-mark remain valid?
注册商标的有效期多长？
She remained in her office all afternoon.
她整个下午没有离开办公室。
"I only say that I don't wish to remain in your service.
”我只是说，我不想再在您手下做事了。
The property should remain in the gens.
遗产必须保存在本氏族之内。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ re-谐音“阿姨”,main-主要:阿姨把主要的保持下来了
※ re-谐音“阿姨”,main-主要:阿姨始终保持自己主要的风格
※ re-谐音“热”,ma-拼音“妈”,in-里面:热气余留漫厨房,妈在里面寻温暖
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
remain
v
(usu not used in the continuous tenses 通常不用於进行时态)
1 [I] be left or still present after other parts have been removed or used or dealt with 剩下; 剩余; 遗留
After the fire, very little remained of my house. 火灾过後, 寒舍所剩无几.
If you take 3 from 8, 5 remains. 8减3剩5.
The fact remains that she was lying. 事实表明她说的是假话.
leave the remaining points for our next meeting 余下的各点留待下次会议再议.
2 [It] (fml 文) be left to be seen, done, said, etc 留待以後去看、 去做、 去说等
It remains to be seen (ie We shall know later) whether you are right. 你是否正确, 以後可见分晓.
Much remains to be done. 要做的事情还很多.
Nothing remains except for me to say goodbye. 最後我该说一声再见了.
3 [I, Ipr, Ip]
(esp fml 尤作庄重语) stay in the same place; stay behind 停留; 逗留; 留下
I remain in London until May. 我在伦敦一直呆到五月.
The aircraft remained on the ground. 那飞机仍停在地面.
She left, but I remained (behind). 她走了, 我没走.
4 [La, Ln] continue to be; stay in the same condition 仍然是; 保持不变
remain standing, seated, etc 一直站著、 坐著等
He remained silent. 他保持沉默.
Let things remain as they are. 一切保持现状吧.
In spite of their quarrel, they remained the best of friends. 他们尽管吵过架, 却仍不失为最好的朋友.
🔁 扩展释义
*[ri'mein]vi. 保持, 逗留, 剩余【法】 停留, 居住, 继续相关词组: remain with
📖 同为「高中」词汇
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Did it work?
这行得通吗？
Too much spoils, too little is nothing.
过多反坏事，太少不济时。
His boss might get angry with him.
他的老板也许会生他的气。