| 单词 | remain |
| 释义 | remain verbremain ♦︎ keep ♦︎ stay ♦︎ last ♦︎ continue ♦︎ be left ♦︎ linger ♦︎ live ♦︎ standthese words all mean to still be in the same state or condition.这些词均表示仍然是、保持。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to linger / live on◆to remain / keep / stay awake / calm / cheerful / cool / dry / fine / healthy / quiet / silent◆to remain / stay alert / alive / asleep / loyal / safe / the same / a secret / shut / sober / upright◆to keep / stay close / still / warm◆sb's memory remains / lingers / lives (on)■ remain [intransitive, transitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses通常不用于进行时) (formal) to be still in the same state or condition; to still exist or be present, especially after other parts have been removed or used; to still need to be done, said, or dealt with仍然是；保持不变；剩下；仍需，尚待（去做、说或处理）◆for a long time he remained motionless.有很长时间，他一动也不动。◆train fares are likely to remain unchanged.火车票价很可能会保持不变。◆it remains true that sport is about competing well, not winning.体育重在勇于竞争而非获胜，一向如此。◆in spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.尽管有过争吵，他们仍是最好的朋友。◆very little of the house remained after the fire.火灾之后，这栋房子所剩无几。◆there were only ten minutes remaining.只剩下十分钟了。◆much remains to be done.还有很多事要做。◆i feel sorry for her, but the fact remains (that) she lied to us.我为她感到难过，可她对我们撒了谎，这仍是事实。◆it remains to be seen (= it will only be known later) whether you are right.你对不对还有待证实。◆there remained one significant problem.还有一个非常重要的问题。 ➡ see also remain → stay 1 ■ keep [intransitive, transitive] (kept, kept)to remain in the same condition or position; to make sb/sth do this（使）保持，处于◆we huddled together to keep warm.我们挤在一起取暖。◆the notice said 'keep off (= do not walk on) the grass'.牌子上写着“勿踏草地”。◆she kept the children amused for hours.她陪孩子们玩了好几个小时。◆he kept his coat on.他一直穿着大衣。◆don't keep us in suspense－what happened next?别跟我们卖关子了，接下来发生了什么事儿？◆she had trouble keeping her balance.她保持平衡有困难。◆i'm very sorry to keep you waiting.对不起，让你久等了。■ stay [intransitive, transitive] to remain in the same state or condition保持；继续是◆i can't stay awake any longer.我困得再也熬不住了。◆inflation stayed below 4% last month.上月的通胀率保持在 4% 以下。◆the store stays open until late on thursdays.这家商店每星期四都开到很晚。◆i don't know why they stay together (= remain married or in a relationship).我不知道他们为什么还在一起。◆we promised to stay friends for ever.我们约定永远做朋友。ⓘ stay is less formal than remain in this meaning, and is the word used in everyday speech. it is often followed by adjectives with positive associations.表达此义时，stay 不如 remain 正式，是日常口语用词，常后接引起正面联想的形容词◆to stay awake / alive / afloat / cool / healthy / dry / sober / calm / sane / constant / faithful / alert保持清醒；仍然活着；保持浮在水面／凉爽／健康／干燥；没有喝醉；保持镇静／理智／不变／忠诚／警惕 ➡ see also stay → stay 1 ■ last [intransitive, transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) to keep existing or functioning well继续存在；持续起作用；持久◆this weather won't last.这种天气持续不了多久。◆he's making a big effort now, and i hope it lasts.现在他正加紧努力，我希望他能坚持下去。◆these shoes should last you till next year.你这双鞋应该能穿到明年。■ continue [intransitive] (rather formal, especially written) to remain in a particular job or position留任；维持原状◆i want you to continue as project manager.我要你留任项目经理。◆she will continue in her present job until a replacement can be found.在找到接替人员之前，她将继续做她目前的工作。■ be left [transitive, passive] to remain to be used or sold留下备用（或销售）◆is there any coffee left?还有咖啡剩下吗？◆how many tickets do you have left?你还剩多少张票？◆ (figurative) they are fighting to save what is left of their business.他们极力挽救仅剩的业务。◆the only course of action left to me was to notify her employer.我唯一能做的就是通知她的雇主。■ linger /lɪŋgə(r)/ [intransitive] (written) to continue to exist for longer than expected继续存留；缓慢消失◆the faint smell of her perfume lingered in the room.房间里仍飘溢着她那淡淡的香水味。◆the civil war lingered on well into the 1930s.这次内战到 20 世纪 30 年代还拖了好几年。■ live [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition总是与副词或介词连用) (especially written) to continue to exist or be remembered继续存在；留存；被铭记◆she died ten years ago but her memory lives on.她十年前去世了，但她仍留在人们的记忆中。◆her words have lived with me all my life.她的话我一辈子都铭记。ⓘ in this meaning live is often followed by an expression such as in my/our/their heart(s)/mind(s)/memory or an expression of time, especially one which refers to a very long period of time.表达此义时，live 常后接 in my/our/their heart(s)/mind(s)/memory 等短语，或后接时间短语，尤其是很长一段时间◆to live (on) for decades / many years / all my life / the rest of my life几十年／很多年／我一辈子／我的余生都会铭记■ stand (stood, stood) [intransitive] if an offer, a decision, etc. made earlier stands, it is still valid（提议、决定等）保持有效，维持不变◆my offer still stands.我的提议仍然算数。◆the world record stood for 20 years.那项世界纪录 20 年未被打破。remain [intransitive, transitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses通常不用于进行时) (formal) to be still in the same state or condition; to still exist or be present, especially after other parts have been removed or used; to still need to be done, said, or dealt with仍然是；保持不变；剩下；仍需，尚待（去做、说或处理）◆for a long time he remained motionless.有很长时间，他一动也不动。◆train fares are likely to remain unchanged.火车票价很可能会保持不变。◆it remains true that sport is about competing well, not winning.体育重在勇于竞争而非获胜，一向如此。◆in spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.尽管有过争吵，他们仍是最好的朋友。◆very little of the house remained after the fire.火灾之后，这栋房子所剩无几。◆there were only ten minutes remaining.只剩下十分钟了。◆much remains to be done.还有很多事要做。◆i feel sorry for her, but the fact remains (that) she lied to us.我为她感到难过，可她对我们撒了谎，这仍是事实。◆it remains to be seen (= it will only be known later) whether you are right.你对不对还有待证实。◆there remained one significant problem.还有一个非常重要的问题。 ➡ see also remain → stay 1 remain [intransitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition通常与副词或介词连用) (rather formal) to stay in the same place; to not leave逗留；不离去◆they remained in mexico until june.他们在墨西哥一直住到 6 月。◆the plane remained on the ground.飞机仍未起飞。◆she left, but i remained behind.她走了，而我留了下来。 ➡ see also remain → remain remain/rɪˈmeɪn ||; rɪˈmen/verb1. linking verb to stay or continue in the same place or condition 逗留，停留（在某地或某状况）；保持不变: ◇to remain silent/standing/seated 保持沉默；继续站着；继续坐着◇josef went to live in america but his family remained behind in europe. 约瑟夫到美国居住，但他的家人仍然留在欧洲。 2. [i] to be left after other people or things have gone 剩下；余下；剩余: ◇they spent the two remaining days of their holidays buying presents to take home. 他们利用剩下的两天假期买带回家的礼物。 3. [i] to still need to be done, said or dealt with 留待，尚待（做、说或处理）: ◇it remains to be seen (= we do not know yet)whether we've made the right decision. 我们做出的这个决定正确与否尚待观察。◇although he seems very pleasant, the fact remains that i don't trust him. 虽然他这个人似乎很讨人喜欢，但我仍然不信任他。 remain1 to remain2 words for describing someone or something that remains3 the part of something that remains4 a very old object, custom etc that still existsrelated wordsstay in a place, not leave 留在一处不离开 stay,continue to be the same, not change 仍保持原样不改变 same,1. to remain 留下 left /left/ [adjective not before noun] something or someone that is left is still there after everything or everyone else has gone or has been used 剩下的，留下的 jones scored with only two minutes left in the fourth quarter. 第四节仅剩下最后两分钟时，琼斯得分了。 is there any milk left? 还有牛奶剩下吗？ by 5 o'clock there was no one left in the office. 5点钟时办公室已没有人了。have something left how much time do we have left to finish this? 我们还剩下多少时间完成它？the only one/person/thing etc left if tracey leaves, i'll be the only girl left in the class. 如果特蕾西离开的话，我就成了唯一留在班上的女孩了。 be left over /biː ˌleft ˈəʊvəʳ/ [verb phrase] something that is left over, especially money or food, is still there after you have used everything that you need 剩余，余下［尤指金钱或食物］ i pay all the bills and save any money that is left over. 我支付所有的账单，并把余下的钱存起来。be left over from was there any food left over from the party? 聚会上有吃的东西剩下吗? toy bears left over from an ad campaign will be donated to the children's hospital. 广告宣传活动后留下的玩具熊将捐赠给儿童医院。 remain /rɪˈmeɪn/ [intransitive verb] formal if something remains, it still exists or is still available after everything else has gone, been used, or been dealt with 【正式】剩下，余下 we have dealt with most things, but a few small problems remain. 我们已把大部分事情处理完毕，但还留下一些小问题。 some elements of the old class system still remain. 旧的社会等级制度中的一些要素仍保留至今。remain of not much remained of the house after the fire. 火灾之后，这房子已所剩无几了。remain to be done a few problems remain to be discussed. 还有几个问题留待讨论。 survive /səʳˈvaɪv/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to remain in existence even after a very long time has passed or after something dangerous has happened 幸存；经历…之后继续存在 many roman roads still survive today. 许多古罗马的道路仍保存至今。 the english language contains many saxon words that have survived for over 1000 years. 英语里有许多撒克逊语单词，它们经历1,000多年仍继续存在。 very few government buildings survived the bombing in hanoi. 河内被轰炸后，政府大楼所剩无几了。 be still standing/be left standing /biː ˌstɪl ˈstændɪŋ, biː ˌleft ˈstændɪŋ/ [verb phrase] if something such as a building or tree is still standing or is left standing after a fire, explosion, or a very long time, it is left after many others have gone or been destroyed ［大楼或树等在火灾、爆炸或长时间后］仍然存在 after the earthquake only a few houses were still standing. 地震之后只剩下几栋房子。 many of the trees mrs. socci planted are still standing, a hundred years later. 索奇太太种下的树中有许多在一百年之后仍然存活着。 a stone chimney was the only thing left standing. 唯一留存下来的是一根石烟囱。 the old barracks are still standing on the north side of the island. 那些旧兵营仍屹立在岛的北面。 to spare /tə ˈspeəʳ/ [adjective phrase only after noun] if you have something such as money, time, or material to spare, there is some left after you have used as much as you need 余有的，多出的［金钱、时间或物料等］ if you have time to spare, consider volunteering at your local school. 如果你有空余时间，考虑一下到当地学校去做义工。with something to spare we arrived at the station with only a few seconds to spare before the train left. 我们到达火车站时，离开车时间只剩下几秒钟了。 russia is large enough that you could fit the united states inside it with room to spare. 俄罗斯大得足以把美国放进去后还有多余的地方。 to go /tə ˈgəʊ/ [adjective phrase only after noun] if you still have four miles, six hours, two years etc to go, you have that distance or length of time left before a journey or period of time is over ［距离或时间］剩下的，余下的 only another mile to go! 只剩下一英里了！ we've got another couple of hours to go before finishing. 我们还有几小时才结束。with something to go evans scored with only two minutes to go in the game. 埃文斯在比赛结束前仅两分钟时得分了。2. words for describing someone or something that remains 描述剩下的人或物的词语 remaining /rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/ [adjective only before noun] especially written the remaining people or things are the ones that are left when all the others have gone, been used, or been dealt with 【尤书面】余下的 combine the remaining ingredients, mixing well. 把余下的材料混在一起拌匀。 the remaining black bears are at risk from development in the area. 剩下的黑熊因该地区在开发而受到威胁。 the navy's one remaining aircraft-carrier 海军剩下的一艘航空母舰 last /lɑːstǁlæst/ [adjective only before noun] the last thing is the only one that remains 最后的，最后剩下的 i need to get some more film; this is my last roll. 我还需要些胶卷，这是最后一卷了。 the last five winners will be named next tuesday. 下周二将宣布最后五名获胜者。 spare /speəʳ/ [adjective usually before noun] left after everything else has been used, and therefore available to be used 余下备用的 are there any spare chairs we can borrow? 有多余的椅子我们可以借用吗？ you can stay with us, we have a spare bedroom. 你可以留下来和我们在一起，我们有一间备用的卧室。spare change i put my spare change in a charity collection box. 我把备用零钱放入一个慈善募捐箱内。spare time a lot of kids don't have enough to do in their spare time, and that's when they get into trouble. 许多小孩在空闲时间没事可干，所以就闯祸了。 leftover /ˈleftəʊvəʳ/ [adjective only before noun] not used, not eaten etc at the end of a meal or an activity 未用完的；未吃完的；剩余的 use leftover turkey in casseroles and sandwiches. 把剩下的火鸡放到炖锅菜和三明治里去。 she used leftover scraps of fabric to make a patchwork apron. 她利用余下的织物碎块拼凑了一件围裙。 take all your leftover bottles to be recycled. 把你剩下来的所有瓶子都拿去回收吧。 outstanding /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/ [adjective] work or money that is outstanding still has to be done or paid, especially after the time when it should have been done or paid ［工作］未完成的；［钱］未偿付的［尤指过期了的］ we need time to catch up with outstanding orders. 我们需要时间来完成逾期的订单。 any outstanding claims must be settled by the end of the year. 任何未清偿的索赔都必须在年底付清。 there are a few problems still outstanding. 还有几个问题尚未解决。3. the part of something that remains 某物所剩下的部分 the rest /ðə ˈrest/ [singular or plural noun] what is left after everything or everyone else has gone, been used, or been dealt with 余下的人［物］；其余部分 you carry these two bags and i'll bring the rest. 这两个包你拿，其余的我来拿。 homes were found for about 5,000 of the animals, but the rest had to be killed. 已经为这些动物中的5,000头左右找到了住处，但其余的就只好宰杀了。the rest of what will you do with the rest of the money? 其余的钱你打算怎么用? he'll be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. 他的余生都要在轮椅上度过。 what is left of something/what remains of something /ˌwɒt ɪz ˈleft əv something, ˌwɒt rɪˈmeɪnz əv something/ [noun phrase] the small amount that remains after everything else has gone, or been eaten, used, destroyed etc. what remains of is more formal than what is left of 某物的余下［剩下］部分［what remains of 比what is left of更正式］ soldiers were firing on what remained of the church. 士兵们在教堂的废墟上开火。 at last she went, and i settled down to enjoy what was left of the afternoon. 她终于走了，我就安下心来享受下午剩下的时间。 the last of something /ðə ˈlɑːst əv something ǁ -ˈlæst-/ [noun phrase] the very last part of something that is left after everything else has gone 某物的最后部分 the last of the tickets were sold thursday. 余下的门票在星期四也售完了。 this is the last of the paint, and i don't think it's going to be enough. 这是最后一点油漆了，我觉得不够用。 the judge sentenced the last of the three defendants in the case to 10 years. 法官将本案的最后三名被告判了十年徒刑。 the remainder /ðə rɪˈmeɪndəʳ/ [singular noun] formal the part of something that remains after everything else has gone 【正式】余下的部分 £100 of the purchase price must be paid now, and the remainder is to be paid off in monthly installments. 买价中的100英镑必须现在支付，余下的每月分期付款。the remainder of simmer the soup uncovered for the remainder of the cooking time. 余下的烹调时间内要把汤开着盖用文火炖。 the school board agreed to suspend linda cole for the remainder of the school year. 校董会一致同意勒令琳达·科尔于本学年余下时间内停学。 the remains of something /ðə rɪˈmeɪnz əv something/ [plural noun] the part of something that remains after everything else has gone or been eaten, used, destroyed etc 某物余下的部分 the remains of sth archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient roman village. 考古学家发现了一座古罗马村落的遗迹。 each pile of gray ash was the remains of a house. 每一堆灰色的灰烬都是一幢房子的遗迹。 leftovers /ˈleftˌəʊvəʳz/ [plural noun] informal food that has not been eaten at the end of a meal 【非正式】残羹剩菜 we used the leftovers to make soup the next day. 第二天我们用剩菜做了个汤。 it's a great way to use up leftovers. 这可是个利用剩菜的好办法。 ruins /ˈruːɪnz, ˈruːənz/ [plural noun] the parts that remain when the rest of a building has been destroyed 废墟；遗迹 in greece we spent a lot of time exploring old churches and ruins. 在希腊，我们花了许多时间考察古教堂和古建筑遗迹。 the ancient mayan ruins at chichen itza 位于奇琴伊察的古代玛雅遗迹ruins of lumber was salvaged from the ruins of burned-out houses. 从焚毁的房屋废墟里抢救出了木材。 remnants /ˈremnənts/ [plural noun] the few parts of something that remain after people have stopped using it or after it has been destroyed ［不再使用后或毁坏后的］残存部分；残迹 archeologists are worried that the ancient steps, walls, and other remnants may be lost forever. 考古学家担心古老的台阶、墙壁及其他残迹会永远找不到了。remnants from two stained glass windows were remnants from when the building had been used as a church. 两块彩色玻璃窗是这座建筑物以前用作教堂时留下的残迹。remnants of rescuers dug through the remnants of 342 cities, towns, and villages demolished in the earthquake. 营救人员在被地震摧毁的342座城镇和村庄的废墟中挖掘。 the two leaders promised to work to remove any remnants of cold war hostility. 那两位领导人允诺要努力消除冷战时的敌对状态遗下的任何残迹。4. a very old object, custom etc that still exists 仍然存在的十分古老的物件、风俗等 relic /ˈrelɪk/ [countable noun] an object, custom, idea etc that is left from long ago in the past and that most people think is very old-fashioned 遗物；遗俗；遗留的思想 the treaty is now a cold war relic. 这条约现已成为冷战的遗物。relic from the town is a relic from california's gold rush. 这座小镇是加州淘金热的遗迹。relic of voters passed a bill to remove a law that is a relic of the state's racist past. 投票者通过了一项提案，废除国内种族主义历史上遗留下来的一条法律。 hangover /ˈhæŋəʊvəʳ/ [countable noun usually singular] especially british something that is left over from a time in the past 【尤英】以前遗留下来的东西，旧时遗留物 hangover from she knew that her feeling of awkwardness in social situations was a hangover from her schooldays 她知道自己在社交场合的尴尬感是从学生时代遗留下来的。 the company's debt is a hangover from its attempts to expand too rapidly. 公司的债务是它试图过急地扩展业务而遗留下来的问题。 re·main /rɪ`men; rɪˈmeɪn/v 1. [i, linking verb 连系动词] to continue in the same way or condition 保持不变，依然:◇the communist party remained in power. 共产党继续执政。◇she remained silent. 她保持沉默。 2. [i] formal to stay in the same place or position 【正式】 待在原地［原位］，留下:◇milly remained at home. 米莉留在家里。 3. [i] to continue to exist after other people or things have gone or been destroyed 留存，遗留:◇only half the statue remains. 这塑像只有一半留存下来。 4. it remains to be seen used to say that what will happen is still uncertain 留待以后才知晓［用于表示仍不确定会发生什么事］:◇it remains to be seen whether the operation will be successful. 手术是否成功，仍有待观察。 ☞ remain |
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