remain的具体用法

remain的具体用法

remain一词，用法较为复杂，将remain的用法归纳如下：一、 用作联系动词，指某人或某事物仍保持某种状态，意为“仍然；依旧”，“留；呆；住；待”，后面可接名词、代词、形容词、介词短语、分词作表语。1. 接名词作表语Peter became a manager, but Jack remained a worker. 彼得成为了一个经理，而杰克仍然是个工人。It remained a secret. 这仍然是个秘密。2. 接形容词作表语Whatever achievements you’ve made, you should remain modest. 无论你取得多么大的成就，你都该保持谦虚。3. 接介词短语作表语He had to remain in hospital until he was better. 他不得不一直住院直到身体好些。4. 接分词作表语接过去分词作表语,表示主语所处的状态或已经发生的被动动作；现在分词作表语，表示正在进行的主动动作。The guests came in, but she remained sitting at the desk reading.客人们都来了，但她还坐在写字台旁读书。As before, he remained unmoved. 他和以往一样无动于衷。二、用作不及物动词，意思是“剩下；剩余；遗留”，此时不能用进行时态，也没有被动语态。After the fire, very little remained of his house. 火灾过后，他的家所剩无几。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。三、指某事“尚待、有待于以后被处置”，后面常接不定式的被动形式，表示主语是不定式的承受者。Many problems remain to be solved. 有好多问题尚待解决。It remains to be seen whether you are right. 你是否正确，以后见分晓。四、remain作名词remain作名词时表示“剩余物”,一般用其复数形式。例如：The archeologists found some remains of the Song Dynasty.考古学家发现了一些宋代遗迹。五、remaining的用法remaining是形容词,意为“剩余的”,常作前置定语；而left则只能作后置定语。例如：There are still some apples left. 还剩余一些苹果。I bought a gift for her with the remaining money. 我用剩余的钱给她买了一件礼物。