remain是什么意思及用法
remain
[英][r?'me?n][美][r?men]
n.剩余物,残骸;残余;遗迹;遗体;
vi.留下;保持;留待;依然;
vi.& link-v.搁置;剩余,剩下;逗留;终属,归于;
第三人称单数:remains过去分词:remained现在进行时:remaining过去式:remained
英语中的remain 这一词的用法灵活,词性多样,初学者往往不明就里,无从下手,这里我们从动词、系动词、名词、形容词四个词性入手,谈谈“remain” 的用法及变化,看看是否能助你快速解决“剩下来”这个问题。
一、remain 作为动词,均为不及物动词,但有两种意思,此时不能用进行时态,也没有被动语态:
1、remain “剩下”、“余下”、“遗留”,试看下例句子:
Some of them have disappeared while others remain today.
它们中的一些已经消亡,然而另外一些今天仍然存在。
After the fire,very little remained of their house.
火灾之后,他们家所剩无几。
Only a few leaves remained (=were still) on the tree.
树上只剩下几片叶子了。
After the earthquake, very little remained of the city of Tangshan.
地震过后,唐山这座城市所剩无几。
2、remain “留下”、“停留”、“呆在”,相当于“stay”
The children remained out because of the weather.
由于天气晴朗,孩子们继续呆在室外嬉戏。
When the others had gone, Joan remained (=stayed) to clean the room.
别人走了,琼留下来清扫房间。
The Smiths remained there all through the year.
史密斯一家人在那里呆了整年。