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单词 remain
释义 re·main
I. \rə̇ˈmān, rēˈ-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English remainen, from Middle French remanoir, remaindre, from Latin remanēre to stay behind, be left, from re- + manēre to stay, remain — more at mansion
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to be a part not destroyed, taken away, or used up : be still extant, present, or available : be left when the rest is gone
  < ruins … of the officers' quarters remainAmerican 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. : to be something yet to be shown, done, or treated
  < 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. : to stay in the same place or with the same person or group
  < will remain in town for two days >
  < the matter remained with Congress — A.G.Larke >
 specifically : to stay behind while others withdraw
  < asked the student to remain after school >
 b. obsolete : reside, dwell
3. : to continue unchanged in form, condition, status, or quantity : continue to be
 < 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 : to stay or continue for the benefit of another than the grantor
 < after life estate the land still remained for the grantor's children >
— see remainder 1a
transitive verb
obsolete : await
Synonyms: see stay
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from remaindre to remain — more at remain I
1. obsolete : the state of remaining : stay
 < my here remain in England — Shakespeare >
2. : a remaining part or trace — usually used in plural
 < 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 : the works of a writer who has died; especially : writings left unpublished by a writer at his death
 < edited his dead friend's literary remains >
4. remains plural : a dead body
 < 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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