[V-LINK 连系动词]保持；继续；持续 If someone or something remains in a particular state or condition, they stay in that state or condition and do not change.
[V adj]
[V prep]
[V n]
[it V adj that/to-inf/wh]
[Also it V n that]
The three men remained silent...
这3个人保持着沉默。
The situation remains tense...
形势持续紧张。
The government remained in control...
政府仍控制着局势。
He remained a formidable opponent...
他依然是一个令人敬畏的对手。
It remains possible that bad weather could tear more holes in the tanker's hull.
恶劣天气仍然可能使油轮船体遭受更多破损。
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[VERB 动词]留在，停留于(某处) If you remain in a place, you stay there and do not move away.
[V prep]
[Also V]
He will have to remain in hospital for at least 10 days...
他至少得在医院里呆10天。
From time to time, James remained at home with his family.
詹姆斯偶尔留在家里陪家人。
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[VERB 动词]仍然存在；继续存在 You can say that something remains when it still exists.
[V]
[there V n]
Many of the differences in everyday life remain...
日常生活中的许多差异仍然存在。
The wider problem remains...
更普遍的问题仍未解决。
There remains deep mistrust of his government.
仍然有人对他领导的政府很不信任。
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[V-LINK 连系动词]遗留；剩余 If something remains to be done, it has not yet been done and still needs to be done.
[V to-inf-passive]
Major questions remain to be answered about his work...
关于他工作的许多重要问题仍然悬而未决。
Huge amounts of weapons remain to be collected.
大量的武器仍有待收缴。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]残余（物）；剩余（物）；遗迹The remains of something are the parts of it that are left after most of it has been taken away or destroyed.
[usu the N of n]
They were tidying up the remains of their picnic.
他们正在收拾野餐后剩下的东西。
...the charred remains of a tank.
烧焦的坦克残骸
...the remains of an ancient mosque.
一座古清真寺的遗迹
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]遗体；残骸 The remains of a person or animal are the parts of their body that are left after they have died, sometimes after they have been dead for a long time.
[usu with supp]
The unrecognizable remains of a man had been found...
一具无法辨认的男性尸体被发现了。
More human remains have been unearthed in the north of the country.
在该国北部挖出了更多的人类遗骨。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词](历史)遗迹，残迹 Historical remains are things that have been found from an earlier period of history, usually buried in the ground, for example parts of buildings and pieces of pottery.
[usu supp N]
There are Roman remains all around us.
我们周围都是古罗马的遗迹。
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[V-LINK 连系动词]（事实、问题等)仍然是(表示强调) You can use remain in expressions such as the fact remains that or the question remains whether to introduce and emphasize something that you want to talk about.
[V that]
[V wh]
The fact remains that inflation is unacceptably high...
事实是通货膨胀率仍高得离谱。
The question remains whether he was fully aware of the claims.
问题是他是否完全意识到了这些要求。
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[PHRASE 短语]需拭目以待；未见分晓 If you say that it remains to be seen whether something will happen, you mean that nobody knows whether it will happen.
[usu it PHR whether]
[vagueness]
It remains to be seen whether her parliamentary colleagues will agree.
她的国会同僚是否同意，现在还无从知晓。
Oxford
re·main★/rɪˈmeɪn; NAmErɪˈmeɪn/verb( rather formal) ( not usually in the progressive tenses 通常不用于进行时) 1★linking verbto continue to be sth; to be still in the same state or condition 仍然是；保持不变+ adj.◆to remain silent/standing/seated/motionless依然沉默╱站着╱坐着╱一动不动◆Train fares are likely to remain unchanged.火车票价很可能会保持不变。◆It remainstrue that sport is about competing well, not winning. 体育重在勇于竞争而非获胜，一向如此。+ noun◆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。◆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。2★[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。◆There were only ten minutes remaining.只剩下十分钟了。3★[intransitive ]remain(to do sth) to still need to be done, said, or dealt with 仍需去做（或说、处理）◆Much remains to be done.还有很多事要去做。◆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。◆There remainedone significant problem. 还有一个非常重要的问题。◆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。☞language bank at
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4★[intransitive ]+ 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。IDIOMsee
1[intransitive always + adverb/preposition, linking verb] to continue to be in the same state or condition: Please remain seated until all the lights are on. We remained friends. The boy remained silent.remain as Despite the job losses, Parker remained as manager.remain unclear/unchanged/unanswered etc Many scientists remain unconvinced by the current evidence.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say something or someone stays in a particular state, condition, or place, rather than remains in it:· We stayed friends.GRAMMAR: Linking verbsRemain is a linking verb in this meaning. This type of verb links the subject of the sentence with an adjective or noun: · He remains undecided about what to do.· Traffic congestion remains a problem.2[intransitive] formal to stay in the same place without moving awaySYN stayremain at/in/with etc She was too ill to remain at home. The refugees were allowed to remain in the UK.► see thesaurus at
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3[intransitive] to continue to exist or be left after others have gone, been used, or been destroyed: Little of the original building remains. The score is tied, with fifteen minutes remaining.What remains of his original art collection is now in the city museum.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say that something is left rather than remains.· Not much of the old town is left.4[intransitive] to be left after other things have been dealt withremain to be done Several points remain to be settled.There remained a few jobs still to be finished.The fact remains that racism is still a considerable problem.5it remains to be seen used to say that it is still uncertain whether something will happen or is true: It remains to be seen whether the operation was successful.