remain
verb /rɪˈmeɪn/
/rɪˈmeɪn/
(rather formal) not usually used in the progressive tenses动词形式
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they remain | /rɪˈmeɪn/ /rɪˈmeɪn/ |
| he / she / it remains | /rɪˈmeɪnz/ /rɪˈmeɪnz/ |
| past simple remained | /rɪˈmeɪnd/ /rɪˈmeɪnd/ |
| past participle remained | /rɪˈmeɪnd/ /rɪˈmeɪnd/ |
| -ing form remaining | /rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/ /rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/ |
- linking verb to continue to be something; to be still in the same state or condition
仍然是；保持不变 - remain + adj. to remain silent
保持沉默 - to remain standing/seated/motionless
保持站立/坐着/不动 - to remain calm/confident
保持冷静/自信 - Train fares are likely to remain unchanged.
火车票价很可能会保持不变。 - It remains unclear whether Russia will in fact agree to the meeting.
目前还不清楚俄罗斯是否会同意此次会议。 - The museum will remain open to the public throughout the building work.
博物馆将在整个建筑工程期间对公众开放。 - Energy prices might remain high.
能源价格可能会保持高位。 - His reputation remains intact.
他的声誉保持不变。 - Production levels have remained constant.
生产水平保持不变。 - He is confident that demand will remain strong.
他相信需求将保持强劲。 - The rumour was confirmed by a member of the Cabinet,who wished to remain anonymous.
一位不愿透露姓名的内阁成员证实了这一传闻。 - 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。 - Despite threats of strike action, the management remain hopeful that an agreement can be reached.
尽管有罢工行动的威胁，资方仍对达成协议抱有希望。 - remain + noun Her identity remains a mystery.
她的身份仍然是个谜。 - to remain an issue/a problem
仍然是一个问题 - 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。 - Scotland voted to remain part of the United Kingdom
苏格兰投票决定保留英国的一部分 - He remains a member of the Labour Party.
他仍然是工党成员。 - remain as something He will remain as manager of the club until the end of his contract.
他将继续担任俱乐部经理，直至合同期满。 - As a result, sanctions remained in place.
因此，制裁仍然存在。 - This law remained in force until 1917.
这项法律一直有效到1917年。 - Power remained in the hands of the former Communist leaders.
权力仍然掌握在前共产党领导人手中。 - They were able to remain in power by forming a coalition government.
他们通过组建联合政府得以继续掌权。 - She remains in office until July.
她任职至7月。 - Interest rates will remain at current levels well into next year.
利率将保持在目前的水平，直到明年。
- It remains the case that not enough graduates are going into teaching.
实际情况依然是毕业后从教的人数不够。 - Security at the airport remains tight.
机场安保措施仍然很严。 - The level of unemployment remains fairly constant at around 10%.
失业率一直维持在 10% 左右，比较稳定。 - The library will remain closed until next week.
图书馆闭馆到下周。 - The pilot urged the passengers to remain calm.
飞行员力劝乘客保持镇静。 - There is every prospect of the weather remaining dry this week.
本周天气很可能仍会保持干燥。 - The man was not charged and the case remains under investigation.
该男子未被起诉，案件仍在调查中。 - There is more evidence today that inflation remains under control.
今天有更多的证据表明通货膨胀仍在控制之中。 - The company's reputation remains at risk.
该公司的声誉仍面临风险。 - She remains on good terms with him.
她和他保持着良好的关系。 - They remain on course to win the championship.
他们仍有可能赢得冠军。 - The brothers remained under house arrest.
兄弟俩仍被软禁在家中。
- remain + adj. to remain silent
- [intransitive] to still be present after the other parts have been removed, used, etc.; to continue to exist
剩余；遗留；继续存在 - Very little of the house remained after the fire.
火灾之后，这座房子所剩无几。 - Only about half of the original workforce remains.
原始劳动力只剩下一半左右。 - There were only ten minutes remaining.
只剩下十分钟了。
- Very little of the house remained after the fire.
- [intransitive] remain + adv./prep. 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了六月。 - 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。 - He remains in police custody until his next court date.
他仍被警方拘留，直到下次出庭。 - His application to remain in this country failed.
他留在这个国家的申请失败了。
- They remained in Mexico until June.
- [intransitive] to still need to be done, said or dealt with
仍需去做（或说、处理） - remain to do something It remains to be seen (= it will only be known later) whether you are right.
你说得对不对还有待证实。 - Much remains to be done.
还有很多事要去做。 - There remained one significant problem.
还有一个非常重要的问题。 - Of course, problems remain.
当然，问题依然存在。 - Questions remain about the president's honesty.
总统是否诚实，还有许多疑问。 - I feel sorry for her, but the fact remains (that) she lied to us.
我为她感到难过，可事实是她对我们撒了谎。 - The puzzle remains of what happened to the ship.
那艘船发生了什么事还是个谜。
Language Bank neverthelessneverthelessConceding a point and making a counterargument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 is nevertheless 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。
- While the film is undoubtedly too long, it is nevertheless an intriguing piece of cinema.
- It can be argued that the movie is too long. It is nonetheless 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。
- It can be argued that the movie is too long. It is nonetheless an intriguing piece of cinema.
- 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。
- The film is undoubtedly too long. Still, it is an intriguing piece of cinema.
- Of course, huge chunks of the book have been sacrificed in order to make a two-hour movie, but it is nevertheless 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。
- Of course, huge chunks of the book have been sacrificed in order to make a two-hour movie, but it is nevertheless a successful piece of storytelling.
- 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。
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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。
- 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.
- remain to do something It remains to be seen (= it will only be known later) whether you are right.
词源late Middle English: from Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from Latin remanere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + manere ‘to stay’.
Idioms
keep/hold (yourself) aloof | remain/stand aloof
- to not become involved in something; to show no interest in people
不参与；远离；无动于衷；漠不关心 - The Emperor kept himself aloof from the people.
这个皇帝对人民漠不关心。
- He has remained somewhat aloof from the business of politics.
他一直对政治事务不太关心。 - Some thought that Britain was standing aloof from Europe.
有些人认为英国与欧洲诸国保持距离。 - There were many things that had kept her aloof and apart from the crowd.
许多因素使她远离人群。 - Angela remained aloof.
安吉拉保持冷漠。 - She had always kept herself aloof from her colleagues.
她以往跟同事的关系一向疏离。
- The Emperor kept himself aloof from the people.
remain/stand aloof | keep/hold (yourself) aloof
- to not become involved in something; to show no interest in people
不参与；远离；无动于衷；漠不关心 - He has remained somewhat aloof from the business of politics.
他一直对政治事务不太关心。
- He has remained somewhat aloof from the business of politics.