remain /riˈmein/ I. vi. & link.v. 1. 剩下，遗留：After the fire, nothing remained of the house. 失火以后，这所房子什么也没留下。 2.停留，呆（at/in/with）： They seldom remained in their offices.他们很少呆在办公室里。She remained at home to look after the children.她留在家里照看小孩。［考句］The sight of sick horse being driven along the streets of the village remained with him for weeks.病马被赶着沿着村路行走的情景在他的脑海里存留了数周。3.保持，仍是（跟形容词、分词、名词/代词、介词短语和不定式）： She remained weak after the operation. 术后她身体很虚弱。He remained unmarried. 他仍然没有结婚。This still remains a serious problem. 这仍然是一个严重的问题。They remained listening. 他们一直在听。 The people there remain in deep poverty. 那里的人仍然十分贫穷。The air inside the ship remained at normal pressure. 船内的空气仍然保持正常的压力。［考句］Some people viewed the findings with caution, noting that a cause-and-effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains to be shown. 一些人对研究结果持谨慎态度，指出被动吸烟与癌症的因果关系有待于证明。‖II. n.( pl.) 1.剩余物，残余：clear away the remains of the old bridge把旧桥剩下的东西清除干净 2. 遗体，遗迹： the remains of ancient Rome 古罗马遗迹 His remains lie in the church yard. 他的遗体埋在教堂院子里。
remainder /riˈmeində/ n. ［u］ & ［c］余下的部分，剩余的人数：dispose of the remainders 处理剩余物 The figure can be divided without a remainder. 这个数字可被整除。
