单词 | remain |
释义 | remainremainsremainedremainingremainremain /rɪˈmeɪn/ verb1[intransitive, linking verb] to stay in the same place or conditionremain at/in/withThe others left, while I remained at home.leaveremain 其他人走了﹐我留在家里。The Communist Party remained in power for years.remainyear共产党执政了多年。remain standing/seated etcPlease remain seated until the train stops.seatstop 火车停下之前﹐请坐着不要站起来。The boy remained silent.remain 男孩依然默不作声。2[transitive] to be left after other people, things, or parts have gone: A pile of bricks was all that remained of our home.brickberemain我们的家就只剩下一片砖瓦堆。3[transitive] if something remains to be done, said etc, it still needs to be done, said etc: It remains to be seen whether the operation has been a success (=we do not know yet whether it has succeeded).remainseehavebe手术是否成功﹐仍有待观察。THESAURUS: remainstay to not leave a place, or to be in a place for a particular period of time: It was raining, so we stayed indoors.berainstayI thought she was going to stay all night!thinkbegoremain to stay somewhere. Remain is more formal than stay: He was taken to hospital and remained there for 6 weeks.betakeremainweeklinger to stay in a place a little longer than you need to, because you are enjoying yourself, or because you hope to see someone: They lingered over their coffee.lingerShe lingered there a few more minutes, hoping for a chance to talk to him.lingerminutehopehang around to stay somewhere not doing anything: I was hanging around waiting for Steve.behangwaitI’m sorry to keep you hanging around.hang |
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