单词 | remain |
释义 | re·main I. intransitive verb 1. a. < ruins … of the officers' quarters remain — American Guide Series: Texas > < the pulpy … substance remaining after the juice is ground from sugarcane — American Guide Series: Louisiana > < in the two weeks that remained to us — Kenneth Roberts > b. < how it will work remains to be seen > < looked around to see what work remained > < it remains to add that the author has read very widely in the subject — C.E.Bazell > 2. a. < will remain in town for two days > < the matter remained with Congress — A.G.Larke > specifically < asked the student to remain after school > b. obsolete 3. < the pact was to remain in force for 50 years — Americana Annual > : stand < population remains at around eight hundred — Fred Zimmer > < stir well and let the mixture remain until morning > < a lubricant that remains liquid at low temperatures > < remain silent rather than sounding off — Stuart Chase > < remains primarily a livestock state — American Guide Series: Nevada > 4. of land < after life estate the land still remained for the grantor's children > — see remainder 1a transitive verb obsolete Synonyms: see stay II. 1. obsolete < my here remain in England — Shakespeare > 2. < the crumpled remains of stone chimneys — Frederick Nebel > < repacked the remains of the supper — C.S.Forester > < fossil remains of prehistoric animals — American Guide Series: Minnesota > < a female of advanced years with the remains of irresistible beauty — G.B.Shaw > 3. remains plural < edited his dead friend's literary remains > 4. remains plural < the custom of filing past the open casket to view the remains > < secondary burials sometimes comprise masses of bone with the remains of several individuals — G.R.Willey > |
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