remain

单词音标

remain音标[ri\'mein]

汉语翻译

vi. 保持, 逗留, 剩余

【法】 停留, 居住, 继续

相关词组:

remain with

词型变化

动词过去式:remained过去分词:remained现在分词:remaining第三人称单数:remains

词意辨析

remain, linger, stay

这些动词均有“停留，逗留”之意。

remain: 指某人或某物仍留在原处或保持原来的状态。

linger: 着重因愉快的事而使人不愿离开。

stay: 普通用词，多指人在某地暂时逗留。有时可指较长时间的居留。

英语解释

动词 remain:

stay the same; remain in a certain state

同义词：stay, rest

continue in a place, position, or situation

同义词：stay, stay on, continue

be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.

stay behind

同义词：persist, stay

例句

I remain in London until May.

我在伦敦一直呆到五月。

He remained poor all his life.

他终生贫穷。

When the others had gone, Mary remained and put back the furniture.

当其他人走了之后，玛丽留下来，将家具放回原处。

详细解释

re.main

v.intr.（不及物动词）

re.mained,re.main.ing,re.mains

To continue in the same state or condition:

保持不变：继续保持同一种状态或情况：

例句：

These matters remain in doubt.

这些事情仍然值得怀疑

To continue to be in the same place; stay or stay behind:

留下：逗留在同一地方；停留或者留下：

例句：

We are remaining at home.

我们留在家里

To be left after the removal, loss, passage, or destruction of others:

余留：在其他事物移走，丢失，走开或毁坏之后仍留下来：

例句：

Only a few trees remain.See Synonyms at stay

只留下了一些树参见 stay

To be left as still to be dealt with:

尚待：剩余的仍需要处理的：

例句：

A cure remains to be found.

尚待发现的疗法

To endure or persist.

持久或坚持

来源：

Middle English remainen

中古英语 remainen

from Old French remainer, remaindre

源自 古法语 remainer, remaindre

from Latin remanôre

源自 拉丁语 remanôre

re- [re-]

re- [前缀re-]

manôre [to remain] * see men- 3

manôre [遗留] *参见 men- 3