re‧main S1 W1 / rɪmeɪn / 动词

1 [ intransitive always + 副词 / 介词 , linking 动词 ] 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.

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In everyday English, people usually say something or someone stays in a particular state, condition, or place, rather than remains in it:

We stayed friends.

2 [不及物动词] formal to stay in the same place without moving away 同义词 stay

remain at/in/with etc

She was too ill to remain at home.

The refugees were allowed to remain in the UK.

3 [不及物动词] 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.

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In everyday English, people usually say that something is left rather than remains .

Not much of the old town is left .

4 [不及物动词] to be left after other things have been dealt with

remain 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.

5 it 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.

THESAURUS

stay to not leave a place, or to be in a place for a particular period of time : Stay where you are and don’t move. | John only stayed at the party for a couple of hours.

remain formal to stay somewhere. In written English, people often prefer to use remain rather than stay , because it sounds more formal : Some 2,000 protesters remained outside the building and refused to leave. | The judge recommended that he remain in jail for the rest of his life.

linger to stay in a place a little longer than you need to, because you are enjoying yourself, or because you hope to see someone or something : He lingered outside the lecture hall, hoping for a chance to talk to her. | There are plenty of small cafés where you can linger over a cappuccino.

loiter to stay in a place not doing anything – used when you think someone is waiting for the chance to do something bad or illegal : The two men had been seen loitering in the area on the day that the car was stolen.

hang around informal to stay somewhere not doing anything : There are gangs of boys hanging around on street corners. | I don’t mind hanging around for a few minutes. | The boss doesn’t like being kept hanging around.

stick around informal to stay in the same place or situation for a period of time, especially while you are waiting for something to happen or someone to arrive : I decided to stick around and see how it all turned out. | Make up your mind. I’m not going to stick around forever.