remain

remain, linger, stay

动词 remain:

1. stay the same; remain in a certain state
   同义词：stay, rest
2. continue in a place, position, or situation
   同义词：stay, stay on, continue
3. be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.
4. stay behind
   同义词：persist, stay

1. I remain in London until May.
   我在伦敦一直呆到五月。
2. He remained poor all his life.
   他终生贫穷。
3. When the others had gone, Mary remained and put back the furniture.
   当其他人走了之后，玛丽留下来，将家具放回原处。

re.main

v.intr.（不及物动词）
re.mained,re.main.ing,re.mains
To continue in the same state or condition:
保持不变：继续保持同一种状态或情况：
例句：
These matters remain in doubt.
这些事情仍然值得怀疑

To continue to be in the same place; stay or stay behind:
留下：逗留在同一地方；停留或者留下：
例句：
We are remaining at home.
我们留在家里

To be left after the removal, loss, passage, or destruction of others:
余留：在其他事物移走，丢失，走开或毁坏之后仍留下来：
例句：
Only a few trees remain.See Synonyms at stay
只留下了一些树参见 stay

To be left as still to be dealt with:
尚待：剩余的仍需要处理的：
例句：
A cure remains to be found.
尚待发现的疗法

To endure or persist.
持久或坚持

来源：
Middle English remainen
中古英语 remainen
from Old French remainer, remaindre
源自 古法语 remainer, remaindre
from Latin remanôre
源自 拉丁语 remanôre
re- [re-]
re- [前缀re-]
manôre [to remain] * see men- 3
manôre [遗留] *参见 men- 3