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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

remain [rɪ'meɪn]
  1. 1. vi. (continue to be) 仍然是
  2. 2. vi. (stay) 逗留
  3. 3. vi. (survive) 遗留
    to remain silent/in control
    保持沉默/仍然控制局面
    much remains to be done
    还有许多事情要做
    the fact remains that...
    事实上情况是…
    it remains to be seen whether...
    是否…,以后可见分晓

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

remain [rɪˈmeɪn]
  1. 1. vt. 继续仍然
    The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it.
    反复尝试烘干之后,这套衣服仍然是湿的
    He remained unmoved by her tears.
    他不为她的眼泪所动。
  2. 2. vi. 停留逗留
    Despite student protests,he remained Dean for another year.
    尽管遭到学生抗议,他又担任一年的院长
  3. 3. vi. 剩下遗留,余留
    Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war.
    卡特仍然是美国近代历史上唯一一位在其任期没有发动战争总统
    There remains the question of who pulled the trigger.
    依然没有清楚开的枪。
  4. 4. vi. 继续存在,留下不走
    The hostility remained long after they made up.
    他们和解之后很长一段时间他们之间敌意依然存在
  5. 5. n.[u] 遗风
  6. 6. n.[u] 遗体遗骸

Collins English-English Dictionary

remain [rɪ'meɪn]
  1. 1. vb [mainly intr] to stay behind or in the same place
    to remain at home
    only Tom remained
  2. 2. vb [copula] to continue to be
    to remain cheerful
  3. 3. vb to be left, as after use, consumption, the passage of time, etc
    a little wine still remained in the bottle
  4. 4. vb to be left to be done, said, etc - See also remains
    it remains to be pointed out
  5. 5. vb [Etymology] C14: from Old French remanoir, from Latin remanere to be left, from re- + manere to stay

Examples

to choose to remain
宁愿留下
remain within measure
范围内;没超过限度
remain in the house
呆在屋里
to remain a cynic
照旧玩世不恭
He is a friend and will remain so.
他现在是朋友,以后(照样)还是朋友。
Until when will you remain?
你能呆到什么时候?
It pleased him to remain.
他喜欢留下。
Some buildings still remain after the attack.
袭击过后,仍残存了几幢楼。
Many parts of the project remain to be done.
项目的很多部分还有待完成。
Flashcards remain one of the best tools for memorizing information.
抽认卡仍是记录信息最好的工具之一。

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