✨ 语义深度解析
remain
高考核心词 作文加分词 难度 2/5 ⏱ 3 分钟
核心
留在原地,保持现状——可以是物理上的,也可以是状态上的
释义
1
v.保持(某种状态)(remain + adj.)
Despite the intense pressure, the negotiator remained calm and focused throughout the discussions.
尽管压力巨大,谈判者在整个讨论过程中始终保持冷静和专注。
2
v.留下,继续存在(在某地或某情境中)
Several key questions remain unanswered even after the investigation concluded.
即使调查结束后,仍有几个关键问题悬而未决
3
v.剩余,遗留(还有多少待处理)
Of the original group of forty participants, only twelve remained by the end of the programme.
在最初四十名参与者中,到计划结束时只十二人。
语感
remain = 没有离开——状态没变,人没走,问题还在
保持留下剩余
陷阱
⚠️remain to be done:仍有待……(固定结构)
The long-term effects of the new drug remain to be fully understood.
remain to be done 是「仍然被做」
remain to be done = 仍有待完成/发现/理解(表示「这件事尚未被做到」,是书面常见结构)
这种新药的长期影响仍有待充分了解。(remain to be + 过去分词 = 尚未被……)
近义辨析
remain vs stay
remain 保持某种状态(义项二) stay 保持,留下(最口语,也指物理上待在某处)
The unemployment rate has remained stubbornly high despite recent economic growth.
尽管近期经济增长,失业率仍然顽固地保持高位。
Please stay seated until the aircraft has come to a complete stop.
保持坐着,直到飞机完全停下。
写作加分
✨ 加分词
替换:still bekeep being
问题分析类议论文现状描述类写作
普通
Poverty is still a big problem in many countries.
贫困在许多国家仍然是一个大问题。
加分 ✨
Despite decades of international development efforts, poverty remains one of the most persistent and complex challenges facing the global community.
尽管经过数十年的国际发展努力,贫困仍然是全球社会面临的最顽固、最复杂的挑战之一。
常用搭配
remain + adj.保持某种状态(remain calm / silent / unchanged)
remain to be done仍有待完成 / 解决
the remaining + 名词剩余的……
it remains to be seen仍有待观察,尚不清楚
remain a challenge / concern仍然是一个挑战 / 忧虑
词根
remain = re(继续)+ main(停留,如 mansion 大宅)→ 继续停留在那里 = 留下,保持
考考你
Q1义项辨析
下面四个句子中,remain 的用法与其他三个不同的是:
A
Three applicants remain after the initial screening process.
B
The city remained largely intact despite the severity of the earthquake.
C
The athlete remained focused during the final moments of the competition.
D
The situation remained tense for several weeks after the agreement was signed.
Q2对错判断
判断下面句子里 remain to be seen 的用法是否正确:
It remains to be seen whether the proposed reforms will be sufficient to address the structural problems.
it remains to be seen whether... = 尚不清楚,仍有待观察,固定结构,用法正确
Q3翻译应用
用 remain 翻译下面句子(可参考 writing_upgrade 字段的搭配):
尽管科技不断进步,数字鸿沟问题在许多发展中国家仍然是一个严峻的社会挑战。
Despite continuous technological advancement, the digital divide remains a serious social challenge in many developing countries.
关键搭配:remains a serious social challenge
remain a challenge/problem 是议论文描述「问题持续存在」的核心书面表达
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