remain/rIˋmen; rIˈmeIn/v 1 [I, linking verb 连系动词] to stay in the same place or condition 留下﹔保持不变﹐依然: +at/in/with The others left while I remained at home. 其他人走了﹐我留在家里。The Communist Party remained in power for years. 共产党执政了多年。remain standing/seated etc Please remain seated until the train stops. 火车停下之前﹐请坐着不要站起来。The boy remained silent . 男孩依然默不作声。2 [I] to be left after other people, things, or parts have gone 留下﹐剩下: A pile of bricks was all that remained of our home. 我们的家就只剩下一片砖瓦堆。3 [I] if something remains to be done, said etc, it still needs to be done, said etc 留待﹐尚待〔去做﹑去说等〕: It remains to be seen whether the operation has been a success (=we do not know yet whether it has succeeded). 手术是否成功﹐仍有待观察。