n.剩余物; 殘留物; 剩飯菜; 古代遺物; 古跡; 遺跡; 遺址; 遺體; 遺骸
v.仍然是; 保持不變; 剩余; 遺留; 繼續(xù)存在; 仍需去做(或說、處理)
remain的第三人稱單數(shù)

復數(shù)：remains

牛津詞典

noun

剩余物；殘留物；剩飯菜the parts of sth that are left after the other parts have been used, eaten, removed, etc.

She fed the remains of her lunch to the dog.她把剩下的午飯喂狗了。

古代遺物；古跡；遺跡；遺址the parts of ancient objects and buildings that have survived and are discovered in the present day

prehistoric remains史前遺跡

the remains of a Roman fort羅馬要塞的遺址

遺體；遺骸the body of a dead person or animal

They had discovered human remains .他們發(fā)現(xiàn)過人的遺骸。

柯林斯詞典

V-LINK 保持;繼續(xù);持續(xù)If someone or something remains in a particular state or condition, they stay in that state or condition and do not change.The three men remained silent...這3個人保持著沉默。

The situation remains tense...形勢持續(xù)緊張。

The government remained in control...***仍控制著局勢。

He remained a formidable opponent...他依然是一個令人敬畏的對手。

It remains possible that bad weather could tear more holes in the tanker's hull.惡劣天氣仍然可能使油輪船體遭受更多破損。

VERB 留在，停留于(某處)If you remain in a place, you stay there and do not move away.He will have to remain in hospital for at least 10 days...他至少得在醫(yī)院里呆10天。

From time to time, James remained at home with his family.詹姆斯偶爾留在家里陪家人。

VERB 仍然存在;繼續(xù)存在You can say that something remains when it still exists.Many of the differences in everyday life remain...日常生活中的許多差異仍然存在。

The wider problem remains...更普遍的問題仍未解決。

There remains deep mistrust of his government.仍然有人對他領導的***很不信任。

V-LINK 遺留;剩余If something remains to be done, it has not yet been done and still needs to be done.Major questions remain to be answered about his work...關于他工作的許多重要問題仍然懸而未決。

Huge amounts of weapons remain to be collected.大量的武器仍有待收繳。

N-PLURAL 殘余（物）;剩余（物）;遺跡The remains of something are the parts of it that are left after most of it has been taken away or destroyed.They were tidying up the remains of their picnic.他們正在收拾野餐后剩下的東西。

...the charred remains of a tank.燒焦的坦克殘骸

...the remains of an ancient mosque.一座古***寺的遺跡

N-PLURAL 遺體;殘骸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.The unrecognizable remains of a man had been found...一具無法辨認的男性尸體被發(fā)現(xiàn)了。

More human remains have been unearthed in the north of the country.在該國北部挖出了更多的人類遺骨。

N-PLURAL (歷史)遺跡，殘跡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.There are Roman remains all around us.我們周圍都是古羅馬的遺跡。

V-LINK （事實、問題等)仍然是(表示強調(diào))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.The fact remains that inflation is unacceptably high...事實是通貨膨脹率仍高得離譜。

The question remains whether he was fully aware of the claims.問題是他是否完全意識到了這些要求。

See also: remaining

PHRASE 需拭目以待;未見分曉If you say that it remains to be seen whether something will happen, you mean that nobody knows whether it will happen.It remains to be seen whether her parliamentary colleagues will agree.她的國會同僚是否同意，現(xiàn)在還無從知曉。

雙語例句

Excavations have revealed Roman and Anglo-Saxon remains in the area. 挖掘工作已顯示在該地區(qū)有羅馬和盎格魯-撒克遜時代的遺跡。

He remains the anchor of the country's fragile political balance. 他仍然是維系該國脆弱的政治平衡的支柱。

The commission remains so weak that it will continue to avoid confrontation with governments. 該委員會的力量仍然十分薄弱，所以將繼續(xù)避免與各國***發(fā)生沖突。

The pision between the prosperous west and the impoverished east remains. 繁榮的西部和貧窮的東部之間的差距仍然存在。

Iran remains an enigma for the outside world. 對于外界而言，伊朗仍是個謎。

His remains have been exhumed from a cemetery in Queens, New York City. 他的遺體被從紐約市皇后區(qū)的墓地里挖了出來。

The method they pioneered remains fundamental to research into the behaviour of nerve cells. 他們首創(chuàng)的方法在神經(jīng)細胞活動的研究中一直是不可或缺的。

Graeme remains a supremely talented cricketer and must still have a splendid future in the game. 格雷姆依然是一個極有天賦的板球運動員，在這項運動中一定仍可擁有輝煌的前程。

Spain remains a very inpidualistic country. 西班牙一直都是個非常強調(diào)個人主義的國家。

The wider problem remains 更普遍的問題仍未解決。

There remains deep mistrust of his government. 仍然有人對他領導的***很不信任。

The unrecognizable remains of a man had been found 一具無法辨認的男性尸體被發(fā)現(xiàn)了。

More human remains have been unearthed in the north of the country. 在該國北部挖出了更多的人類遺骨。

There are Roman remains all around us. 我們周圍都是古羅馬的遺跡。

The fact remains that inflation is unacceptably high 事實是通貨膨脹率仍高得離譜。

The question remains whether he was fully aware of the claims. 問題是他是否完全意識到了這些要求。

The question of porce and remarriage in church remains highly contentious. 離婚和在教堂再婚的問題仍然存有很大爭議。

Profits have picked up this year but the return on capital remains tiny 今年的利潤已經(jīng)回升，但是資本收益仍然很少。

It remains a highly unstable and strife-torn country. 這仍是一個動蕩不安、沖突不斷的國家。

The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo 毒癮仍然是個有些忌諱的話題。

A tangle of wires is all that remains of the computer and phone systems 原來的計算機和電話系統(tǒng)如今只剩下亂糟糟的一團電線。

Vestigial remains of these plays are now seen in the Christmas pantomime. 在圣誕節(jié)演出的啞劇中還能看到這些戲劇殘留下來的痕跡。

Although many of the stones have fallen out, the monument remains very well preserved. 盡管許多石頭都已經(jīng)掉下來了，那個紀念碑仍保存良好。

He remains chairman, but wields little power at the company. 他還是主席，但在公司沒有什么實權了。

The question still remains unsettled. 這個問題仍未解決。

Despite our repeated criticisms, he remains unchanged. 盡管我們一再批評，他還是依然如故。

Man's understanding of nature is developing all the time, it never remains at the same level. 人類對自然界的認識在不斷發(fā)展，永遠不會停留在一個水平上。

The present international situation remains tense and turbulent. 當前的國際局勢依然緊張動蕩。

Now that the problem is solved, nothing remains to be said. 問題已經(jīng)解決了，沒什么說頭兒了。

同義詞辨析

remainderremainsrestsurplus【導航詞義：剩余】

remainder n. 剩余物，剩余部分；余數(shù)

〔辨析〕泛指從整體取走或用掉部分后的剩余部分，通常與定冠詞?the?連用；也指除法運算中的余數(shù)。

〔例證〕She spent the remainder of her retirement growing flowers.她退休余下的時間都在養(yǎng)花中度過。When will the remainder be paid off?何時支付剩余款項？Twenty-eight pided by nine gives you a remainder of 1.28除以9余數(shù)為1。

remains n. 剩余部分；遺跡

〔辨析〕指某物得以保留且未被破壞的部分。

〔例證〕She threw away the remains of her supper.她把晚飯的剩菜扔掉了。Several Roman remains have been well protected.幾處古羅馬遺跡得到了很好的保護。

rest n. 剩余部分；余下的人（或物）

〔辨析〕普通用詞，通常與定冠詞 the 連用。

〔例證〕Each of us can only carry two bags. What about the rest?我們兩人每人只能拿兩個包，剩下的怎么辦？Three of the bank robbers were arrested, and the rest escaped.3名銀行劫匪被捕，其余的逃走了。You can bring the rest of this watermelon to your dormitory.你可以把剩下的西瓜帶回宿舍。He wished that he could spend the rest of his life in a quiet village.他希望他能在一個安靜的村莊里度過余生。

surplus n. 剩余，剩余額

〔辨析〕指超出需求的過剩數(shù)量。

〔例證〕What causes the surplus of crude oil?是什么造成了原油過剩？What can we do with the surplus trimmed away?被剪掉的多余部分可以做什么用？

英英釋義

noun

the dead body of a human being

the cadaver was intended for dissection

the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse

the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river

honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay

Synonym:cadavercorpsestiffclay

any object that is left unused or still extant

I threw out the remains of my dinner