關於remain的用法及解釋
remain用法
用作動詞(v.)
用作不及物動詞
S+～(+A)
They went, but I remained.
他們走了,但我留了下來。
We all wish you to remain for dinner.
我們都希望你能留下來吃飯。
Do you wish to remain with me?你想和我一起留下來嗎?
She remained at home to look after the children when her husband went out.
丈夫外出時,她留在家裏照顧孩子。
S+～+n-A
I remained three days in Shanghai.
我在上海逗留了3天。
S+～+to-v
He'll remain to accompany you.
他將留下來陪你。
It remained for Mr.
Parkhill to break through the impasse.只有等待帕克希爾先生來打破僵局了。
A number of problems remain to be solved.
有很多問題尚待解決。
Many questions have to be settled and much remains to be done in our educational work.
我們的教育工作有許多問題要解決,有許多事情要做。
thefact～s/ed+that-clause
I'm sorry you're tired, but the fact remains that the job has to be done, so hurry up!對不起,你累了,不過事情還得有人去做,所以還是快一點吧!
The fact remains that we are still lagging behind the other classes in maths.
事實是我們在數學方面仍然比別的班落後。
There+～+A
There remained in the village only women and children.
村子裏只剩下婦女和兒童。
There remained just a little money.
What was to be done?只剩一點點錢了,怎麼辦呢?
There remains a still more difficult task for us.
還有一項更艱苦的工作需要我們做。
There remained just a little water.
Please go and fetch some.只剩一點水了,請去打點來。
用作系動詞
S+～+(as)n.
He was and (still) remains our respected teacher.
他過去是,現在仍然是我們尊敬的老師。
They remained good friends.
他們仍然是好朋友。
He will always remain a shining example for us all.
他永遠是我們學習的光輝榜樣。
Whether it is true remains a question.
到底是真是假還是一個問題。
S+～+adj.
I urged him to rest, but he remained motionless.
我叫他休息,可他仍然不動。
His face remained expressionless.
他的臉上仍然毫無表情。
In spite of the danger they remained calm.
儘管有危險,但他們一直保持冷靜。
We must always remain modest and prudent.
我們要經常保持謙虛謹慎。
S+～+v-ed
They never remained satisfied with their successes.
他們從不滿足於自己的成績。
Although in hospital, his heart remained linked with the masses.
雖然他住院了,他的心還和羣衆在一起。
But fundamentally the situation remained unchanged.
但局勢基本上沒有什麼變化。
But supposing they remain unconvinced?但他們如果仍然不相信,怎麼辦?
S+～+v-ing
He remained hanging in midair, saved by the belt.
他懸在空中,被安全帶救了。
She remained sitting when they came in.
他們進來時她仍然坐着。
He remained unbending under the severest of tortures.
他受盡酷刑,仍然堅貞不屈。
She remained standing where she was for some time, after he left.
他走之後,她還在原地站了好半天。
S+～+as-clause
Let things remain as they have been in the past.
讓事情照舊吧!
She remains as she was.
她還是像從前那樣。
其他
v-ingasAttrib.
The only remaining question is whether or not we can raise the money.
唯一剩下的問題是我們能否籌到這筆錢。
remain相關解釋
n. 剩餘物，殘骸;殘餘;遺蹟;遺體
vi. 留下;保持;留待;依然
vi.& link-v. 擱置;剩餘，剩下;逗留;終屬，歸於
remain例句
1. The price of oil should remain stable for the rest of 1992.
油價會在1992年剩下的時間裏保持穩定。
2. It'd be better for a place like this to remain closed.
像這種地方最好一直關閉。
3. The $40 million-a-month aid payments will remain on ice.
每月4,000萬美元的援助款項將繼續擱置下去。
4. Major questions remain to be answered about his work.
關於他工作的許多重要問題仍然懸而未決。
5. In absolute terms British wages remain low by European standards.
根據歐洲標準，英國工資的絕對值依然很低。
6. The editor's decision is final and shall evermore remain so.
編輯的決定是最終性的，而且應該永遠不會改變。
