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词:remain
英英释义:to continue to be in the same state or condition
例句:Mooncakes remain an essential part of Mid-autumn Festival.
remain可做不及物动词,也可做系动词。
系动词连接主语和宾语,因此“remain”和“be”动词几乎可以同义替换(上面例句中的 remain 就可以换成 is)。不同点在于(正如英英释义中说的),“remain”强调状态的稳定性或延续性。
“remain” 后面可以接形容词,常接 “un”开头的形容词,比如 unclear, unchanged, unanswered, unproven。来看两个例子:
The fate of the injured remains unclear.
“remain”后面接“unclear”,意思是伤者的命运未卜。很多关于事故、灾难的新闻报道中会出现这句话。
“remain“后也可以接名词,比如常见的有 a secret, an enigma.
enigma: n.
1.sth that baffles understanding and cannot be explained.
2.a difficult problem.
Whether the actor killed himself or was
murdered remains a secret.
“remain”后面接“a secret”,强调的是这个演员的死因一直是个谜。这里的名词 “a secret” 也可以换成 un开头的形容词,因此这句话还可以这么写:
It remains unknown whether the actor killed himself or was murdered.