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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_743_zre·main /rɪˈmeɪn/ ●●● S1 W1 verb 1 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, linking verb]STAY/NOT LEAVECONTINUE/NOT STOP to continue to be in the same state or condition 继续，依然 Please remain seated until all the lights are on. 请留在座位上，直到灯全都亮起。 We remained friends. 我们依然是朋友。 The boy remained silent. 男孩依然默不作声。remain as Despite the job losses, Parker remained as manager. 尽管有人失业，但帕克还是保住了经理的位子。remain unclear/unchanged/unanswered etc Many scientists remain unconvinced by the current evidence. 现有证据依然不能使很多科学家信服。 RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say something or someone stays in a particular state, condition, or place, rather than remains in it: 在日常英语中，人们表示某事物或某人保持某种状态或停留于某地，一般用 stay，而不用 remainWe stayed friends. 我们依然是朋友。n GRAMMAR: Linking verbsRemain is a linking verb in this meaning. This type of verb links the subject of the sentence with an adjective or noun: He remains undecided about what to do.Traffic congestion remains a problem.2 [intransitive] formalSTAY/NOT LEAVE to stay in the same place without moving away 停留，留下 SYN stayremain at/in/with etc She was too ill to remain at home. 她病得很重，不能再留在家里了。 The refugees were allowed to remain in the UK. 难民获准留在英国。► see thesaurus at stay3 [intransitive]REMAIN/BE LEFT to continue to exist or be left after others have gone, been used, or been destroyed 剩下；留存 Little of the original building remains. 原来的建筑已经所剩无几。 The score is tied, with fifteen minutes remaining. 比赛还剩15分钟，双方比分持平。 What remains of his original art collection is now in the city museum. 他当初那些艺术藏品中得以保留下来的部分现在都在市博物馆里。 RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say that something is left rather than remains. 在日常英语中，人们表示某物留存，一般说 be left，而不说 remainNot much of the old town is left. 这座老镇的原貌已所剩无几。4 [intransitive]REMAIN/BE LEFT to be left after other things have been dealt with 留待，尚待〔处理〕remain to be done Several points remain to be settled. 有几个问题尚待解决。 There remained a few jobs still to be finished. 还剩下几项任务需要完成。 The fact remains that racism is still a considerable problem. 实际情况是，种族主义依然是个相当大的问题。5 it remains to be seen UNCERTAINused to say that it is still uncertain whether something will happen or is true 尚不确定，说不准5 FREQUENCY 使用频率
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remain• Some elements of the old class system still remain.• The details of his death remain a closely guarded secret.• While an authority's management style is usually affected by environmental factors there always remains an element of choice.• Sir Rocco Forte will remain as chief executive of the UK hotels company.• He had finished, but he remained at the microphone for a few minutes, gazing at the audience.• The others were dismissed, but Harwood was asked to remain behind.• She remained calm and waited till he had finished shouting at her.• Sean remained close to his kids after the divorce.• Two men remain in captivity.• When he was promoted to deputy chairman of the Plastics Division in 1966 he remained in charge of the film group.• He's decided to remain in his present job for the time being.• The judge ruled that Borkin should remain in jail until his case is heard.• The computers remained in their boxes until enough money was found to buy the software needed to operate them.• Some 2,000 students, lecturers and university workers remained inside, refusing to leave.• Byrd is likely to lose what remains of his fortune.• Not much remained of the house after the fire.• He later became the station's news director, but remained on the air in various capacities.• He was determined to remain out west until he had made his fortune.• My right leg remained shorter than my left by about half an inch.• Therefore she must be prepared to remain single, and accept the social consequences of her decision.• She remained standing, evidently not very sure how to begin.• His doctors say this his condition remains the same.• A few problems remain to be discussed.• Her unhappy face remained with me throughout the rest of my journey.• The picture remained with the artist's family for a number of years.• The children will remain with their mother.remained silent• For a moment Charles remained silent.• Refusing to make any further protestations, she set her lips and remained silent.• Several people volunteered for being special constables but Tom remained silent.• As their journey continued Ashley waited for her companion's mood to lift, but Vitor remained silent and sombre.• Everyone remained silent, awed by the implications of it.• All three, he said, remained silent during police questioning.• But one key figure in this whole drama has remained silent - Prince Charles.• Members of the Salvation Army have remained silent since their announcement that their money had disappeared.remain at/in/with etc• As the days remaining in her six-week maternity leave fizzled away, she wavered back and forth.• However, the next owner dismantled the walls in 1685, since when it has remained in a state of decay.• And among the nine most populous states, only Florida remains in Democratic hands.• One may hope that this forceful advocacy can remain in most instances persuasive and considered rather than strident.• For that reason, it should remain in the hands of local government.• All he did was remain at the point where they first met.• He remained at the rue de Harlay until his death in 1712.• Of the twelve Alexander children, only Amos remained in the town where he was born.remain to be done• A great deal of work remains to be done.• Nevertheless, speedy results can not be expected, since much research remains to be done.• So much remained to be done.• The work remaining to be done is on documents to be signed by neither party.• There is no actual shortage of specific studies, though here, as elsewhere, much more remains to be done.• Much indeed remains to be done; for special training is required, and the workers are still few.• What remains to be done is to consider the relevance of what Wittgenstein says to the issues raised earlier in this paper.Origin remain (1300-1400) Old French remaindre, from Latin remanere, from manere “to stay”re·main verb →n GRAMMAR1 →REGISTER1
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remain
re‧main S1 W1 /rɪˈmeɪn/
verb
Please remain seated until all the lights are on.
We remained friends.
The boy remained silent.
remain as
Despite the job losses, Parker remained as manager.
remain unclear/unchanged/unanswered etc
Many scientists remain unconvinced by the current evidence.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say something or someone stays in a particular state, condition, or place, rather than remains in it:
▪We stayed friends.
2. [intransitive] formal to stay in the same place without moving away
SYN stay
remain at/in/with etc
She was too ill to remain at home.
The refugees were allowed to remain in the UK.
3. [intransitive] to continue to exist or be left after others have gone, been used, or been destroyed:
Little of the original building remains.
The score is tied, with fifteen minutes remaining.
What remains of his original art collection is now in the city museum.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say that something is left rather than remains.
▪Not much of the old town is left.
4. [intransitive] to be left after other things have been dealt with
remain to be done
Several points remain to be settled.
There remained a few jobs still to be finished.
The fact remains that racism is still a considerable problem.
5. it remains to be seen used to say that it is still uncertain whether something will happen or is true:
It remains to be seen whether the operation was successful.
▪ stay to not leave a place, or to be in a place for a particular period of time: Stay where you are and don’t move. | John only stayed at the party for a couple of hours.
▪remain formal to stay somewhere. In written English, people often prefer to use remain rather than stay, because it sounds more formal: Some 2,000 protesters remained outside the building and refused to leave. | The judge recommended that he remain in jail for the rest of his life.
▪linger to stay in a place a little longer than you need to, because you are enjoying yourself, or because you hope to see someone or something: He lingered outside the lecture hall, hoping for a chance to talk to her. | There are plenty of small cafés where you can linger over a cappuccino.
▪loiter to stay in a place not doing anything – used when you think someone is waiting for the chance to do something bad or illegal: The two men had been seen loitering in the area on the day that the car was stolen.
▪hang around informal to stay somewhere not doing anything: There are gangs of boys hanging around on street corners. | I don’t mind hanging around for a few minutes. | The boss doesn’t like being kept hanging around.
▪stick around informal to stay in the same place or situation for a period of time, especially while you are waiting for something to happen or someone to arrive: I decided to stick around and see how it all turned out. | Make up your mind. I’m not going to stick around forever.
re‧main S1 W1 /rɪˈmeɪn/
verb Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: remaindre, from Latin remanere, from manere 'to stay'
1. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, linking verb] to continue to be in the same state or condition:Language: Old French
Origin: remaindre, from Latin remanere, from manere 'to stay'
remain as
remain unclear/unchanged/unanswered etc
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say something or someone stays in a particular state, condition, or place, rather than remains in it:
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2. [intransitive] formal to stay in the same place without moving away
SYN stay
remain at/in/with etc
3. [intransitive] to continue to exist or be left after others have gone, been used, or been destroyed:
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say that something is left rather than remains.
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4. [intransitive] to be left after other things have been dealt with
remain to be done
5. it remains to be seen used to say that it is still uncertain whether something will happen or is true:
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Conceding a point and making a counter-argument 承认一个观点的正确性，并提出一个对立的观点
◆ While the film is undoubtedly too long, it isnevertheless an intriguing piece of cinema.虽然这部电影的确太长了，但它不失为一部有趣的影片。 ◆ It can be argued that the movie is too long. It isnonetheless an intriguing piece of cinema.可以认为这部电影太长了，但它不失为一部有趣的影片。 ◆ The film is undoubtedly too long. Still , it is an intriguing piece of cinema.这部电影的确太长了，但它仍不失为一部有趣的影片。 ◆ Of course , huge chunks of the book have been sacrificed in order to make a two-hour movie,but it isnevertheless a successful piece of storytelling.当然，为了制作一部两小时的电影，该书中的大部分内容都被舍弃了，不过它仍不失为一部成功的故事片。 ◆ 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.批评家认为这部电影的情节过于复杂，这种观点是不恰当的。影片中确实有几次大的情节变化，但观众还是不难看懂的。 ◆ 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.的确，没有好的剧本不可能拍出好的电影，但有天赋的导演能将较好的剧本制作成非常好的电影，这一点也是没有疑问的。 ◆ 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.这两部电影是否预示着西部片新时代的来临还有待观察。但是毫无疑问，它们作为这一电影类型的新作而受到欢迎。
