英汉词典

1. 保持;继续;持续
    If someone or something remains in a particular state or condition, they stay in that state or condition and do not change.

remain的反义词

    e.g. The three men remained silent...
           这3个人保持着沉默。
    e.g. The situation remains tense...
           形势持续紧张。

2. 留在，停留于(某处)
    If you remain in a place, you stay there and do not move away.

    e.g. He will have to remain in hospital for at least 10 days...
           他至少得在医院里呆10天。
    e.g. From time to time, James remained at home with his family.
           詹姆斯偶尔留在家里陪家人。

3. 仍然存在;继续存在
    You can say that something remains when it still exists.

    e.g. Many of the differences in everyday life remain...
           日常生活中的许多差异仍然存在。
    e.g. The wider problem remains...
           更普遍的问题仍未解决。

4. 遗留;剩余
    If something remains to be done, it has not yet been done and still needs to be done.

    e.g. Major questions remain to be answered about his work...
           关于他工作的许多重要问题仍然悬而未决。
    e.g. Huge amounts of weapons remain to be collected.
           大量的武器仍有待收缴。

5. 残余（物）;剩余（物）;遗迹
    The remains of something are the parts of it that are left after most of it has been taken away or destroyed.

remain的翻译

    e.g. They were tidying up the remains of their picnic.
           他们正在收拾野餐后剩下的东西。
    e.g. ...the charred remains of a tank.
           烧焦的坦克残骸

6. 遗体;残骸
    The remains of a person or animal are the parts of their body that are left after they have died, sometimes after they have been dead for a long time.

    e.g. The unrecognizable remains of a man had been found...
           一具无法辨认的男性尸体被发现了。
    e.g. More human remains have been unearthed in the north of the country.
           在该国北部挖出了更多的人类遗骨。

7. (历史)遗迹，残迹
    Historical remains are things that have been found from an earlier period of history, usually buried in the ground, for example parts of buildings and pieces of pottery.

    e.g. There are Roman remains all around us.
           我们周围都是古罗马的遗迹。

8. （事实、问题等)仍然是(表示强调)
    You can use remain in expressions such as the fact remains that or the question remains whether to introduce and emphasize something that you want to talk about.

remain

    e.g. The fact remains that inflation is unacceptably high...
           事实是通货膨胀率仍高得离谱。
    e.g. The question remains whether he was fully aware of the claims.
           问题是他是否完全意识到了这些要求。

9. see also: remaining

10. 需拭目以待;未见分晓
    If you say that it remains to be seen whether something will happen, you mean that nobody knows whether it will happen.

    e.g. It remains to be seen whether her parliamentary colleagues will agree.
           她的国会同僚是否同意，现在还无从知晓。