remain
[rɪ'meɪn] verb
ESSENTIAL [I or L] slightly formal
■to stay in the same place or in the same condition 停留，留下；保持不变，仍然是•The doctor ordered him to remain in bed for a few days.医生嘱咐他要继续卧床几天。 •Most commentators expect the basic rate of tax to remain at 25%.大多数评论员预计基本税率会保持在25%。 •[+ to infinitive] A great many things remain to be done (= have not yet been done).还有很多事情要去做。 •He remained silent.他保持沉默。 •It remains a secret.这仍然是个秘密。 •The bank will remain open while renovations are carried out.这间银行在修缮期间将依旧开门营业。 ESSENTIAL intransitive
■to continue to exist when other parts or other things no longer exist 剩余；余留；遗留•After the flood, nothing remained of the village.洪水过后，村庄荡然无存。 •Only a few hundred of these animals remain today.现在这种动物只存留下来数百只。
[rɪ'meɪn] verb
the fact remains
■it is still true 无法改变的事实是；事实仍然是•I know you're sorry now, but the fact remains that you hit your sister.我知道你现在很内疚，可是你打了你妹妹这一事实仍然无法改变。
[rɪ'meɪn] verb
it remains to be seen
■it is not yet certain 尚不确定；说不准•It remains to be seen wh o will win.谁会赢现在尚不能确定。 |