remain的意思

n. 剩余物，殘骸；殘余；遺跡；遺體

vi. 留下；保持；留待；依然

vi.& link-v. 擱置；剩余，剩下；逗留；終屬，歸于

remain的用法

remain在英語學(xué)習(xí)中用法較為復(fù)雜,一般remain的用法歸納如下：

一、 用作聯(lián)系動詞,指某人或某事物仍保持某種狀態(tài),意為“仍然；依舊”,“留；呆；??；待”,后面可接名詞、代詞、形容詞、介詞短語、分詞作表語.

1.接名詞作表語

Peter became a manager,but Jack remained a worker.彼得成為了一個經(jīng)理,而杰克仍然是個工人.

It remained a secret.這仍然是個秘密.

2.接形容詞作表語

Whatever achievements you’ve made,you should remain modest.無論你取得多么大的成就,你都該保持謙虛.

3.接介詞短語作表語

He had to remain in hospital until he was better.他不得不一直住院直到身體好些.

4.接分詞作表語

接過去分詞作表語,表示主語所處的狀態(tài)或已經(jīng)發(fā)生的被動動作；現(xiàn)在分詞作表語,表示正在進行的主動動作.

The guests came in,but she remained sitting at the desk reading.客人們都來了,但她還坐在寫字臺旁讀書.

As before,he remained unmoved.他和以往一樣無動于衷.

二、用作不及物動詞,意思是“剩下；剩余；遺留”,此時不能用進行時態(tài),也沒有被動語態(tài).

After the fire,very little remained of his house.火災(zāi)過后,他的家所剩無幾.

After the earthquake,very little remained of the city of Tangshan.地震過后,唐山這座城市所剩無幾.

三、指某事“尚待、有待于以后被處置”,后面常接不定式的被動形式,表示主語是不定式的承受者.

Many problems remain to be solved.有好多問題尚待解決.

It remains to be seen whether you are right.你是否正確,以后見分曉.

四、remain作名詞

remain作名詞時表示“剩余物”,一般用其復(fù)數(shù)形式.例如：

The archeologists found some remains of the Song Dynasty.考古學(xué)家發(fā)現(xiàn)了一些宋代遺跡.

五、remaining的用法

remaining是形容詞,意為“剩余的”,常作前置定語；而left則只能作后置定語.例如：

There are still some apples left.還剩余一些蘋果.

I bought a gift for her with the remaining money.我用剩余的錢給她買了一件禮物.

remain的用法例句

1. The price of oil should remain stable for the rest of 1992.

油價會在1992年剩下的時間里保持穩(wěn)定。

2. It'd be better for a place like this to remain closed.

像這種地方最好一直關(guān)閉。

3. The $40 million-a-month aid payments will remain on ice.

每月4,000萬美元的援助款項將繼續(xù)擱置下去。

4. Major questions remain to be answered about his work.

關(guān)于他工作的許多重要問題仍然懸而未決。

5. In absolute terms British wages remain low by European standards.

根據(jù)歐洲標準，英國工資的絕對值依然很低。

6. The editor's decision is final and shall evermore remain so.

編輯的決定是最終性的，而且應(yīng)該永遠不會改變。