Remain的用法為何？同義詞有哪些？

不及物動詞：保持不變、仍然是、遺留、剩餘

常見搭配詞：

• remain + 形容詞
• remain + 名詞
• remain to be Vpp

例句：

1. All the students remained silent.
   所有的學生都保持沈默
2. Energy costs will not remain high.
   能源價格不會一直保持在高檔，應該會下降
3. The old man remained motionless for at least an hour.
   至少一個小時，那老人ㄧ動也不動
4. The murder remains a mystery.
   那謀殺案一直沒破案
5. One has to keep learning if they are to remain competitive.
   想要保有競爭力，ㄧ個人必須要保持學習
6. The castle has remained virtually unchanged since the time it was built.
   那城堡自建成後至今，幾乎沒變
7. The boy remained calm when the earthquake hit.
   那個男孩在地震來襲時，保持冷靜，不驚慌
8. Most teachers remained hesitant.
   大部分的老師保持觀望的態度
9. My aunt remained single all her life.
   我阿姨終身未嫁
10. My parents remained with me for two weeks.
    我父母待在我家兩週

習語：

It remains to be seen (+ N 子句).
….尚未確定、還說不定

The fact remains that SV.
無法改變的事實是…

同義詞：

• keep on 保持 vi.
• stay 停留 vi.
• last 持續 vi.
• endure 持續 vi

衍生字

• remaining 留下的；剩餘的；其餘的 adj.
• remains 剩餘物；殘留物；遺跡，遺址 n.
• remainder 差數；餘數 n. 削價出售 vt.