remain學測 L3KK [rɪˈmen] | /rɪˈmeɪn/
留下;留在原處·仍然是;保持某種狀態·剩下;剩餘
三民、龍騰課本必收,學測常考動詞
After the tide went out, only an old man remained on the beach.
退潮之後,沙灘上只剩下一位老先生留在原地。
一個畫面:退潮後仍立的礁石
潮水退去身邊事物隨海浪逐漸離開
礁石佇立礁石留在原處,沒有跟著離開
沙灘遺跡退潮後留下的痕跡與碎片
義項
礁石佇立A2verb留下;留在原處
Most of the guests went home, but a few close friends remained to help clean up.
大部分客人都回家了,但幾位好友留下來幫忙清理。
remain at the officeremain at home
遇亂不改B2verb仍然是;保持某種狀態
The classroom was noisy, but Amy remained calm and kept reading.
教室裡很吵,但Amy仍然保持冷靜,繼續讀書。
remain calmremain silent
退潮遺物B2verb剩下;剩餘
Only ten minutes remained before the exam ended, so she wrote as fast as she could.
離考試結束只剩下十分鐘,所以她盡快地寫。
nothing remainedlittle remained
片語
remain calm遇亂不驚 →保持冷靜不慌張
remain silent閉口不語 →保持沉默不出聲
remain to be seen尚未揭曉 →結果還沒確定
the remains of殘留遺跡 →剩下的殘餘部分
你會不會這樣說?
Only a few tickets ___ for the concert. (remain / remind)
看答案
remain
remain 是「剩下」,remind 是「提醒」,兩字拼法相近易混淆。
'The classroom was noisy, but Amy remained calm and kept reading.' 這裡的 remain 最接近哪個意思?(A) 留在原處 (B) 保持某種狀態 (C) 剩下
看答案
(B)
此句形容她的情緒狀態沒有改變,對應「仍然是;保持某種狀態」義項。
字族
remains 剩餘物;遺跡;遺體・remainder 剩餘部分;餘數