remain
verb (rather formal)Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they remain | |
| he / she / it remains | |
| past simple remained | |
| past participle remained | |
| -ing form remaining |
- 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。
Extra ExamplesIt 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.
- [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。
- [intransitive] remain + adv./prep.
to stay in the same place; to not leave 逗留；不离去 - [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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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 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。
- remain to do something
Word Originlate 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 Extra ExamplesHe 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。
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。