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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
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Collins English-English Dictionary
- remains [rɪ'meɪnz]
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pl n
literary remains the unpublished writings of an author at the time of his death
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2.
pl n
any pieces, scraps, fragments, etc, that are left unused or still extant, as after use, consumption, the passage of time, etc
- the remains of a meal
- archaeological remains
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3.
pl n
the body of a dead person; corpse
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1.
pl n
literary remains the unpublished writings of an author at the time of his death
Examples
- The ticket price remains unchanged.
- 票价仍保持不变。 → remain
- The company remains firm in its opposition to increase salaries.
- 这家公司仍对提高工资的问题保持坚决反对的态度。 → firm
- all that remains is to...
- 所有剩下的就是要... → all
- much remains to be done
- 还有许多事情要做 → remain
- the fact remains that...
- 事实上情况是... → remain
- it remains to be seen whether...
- 是否...，以后可见分晓 → remain
- it is {or} remains unclear whether...
- 是否...仍不确定 → unclear
- Europe remains the main fault line in the Tory Party → fault line
- it remains to be pointed out → remain
- the remains of a meal → remains
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