remain continue stay的区别

remain continue stay的区别

emains ①pl.剩余、残留物；② pl.遗体、尸首
①link v.保持,仍然处于(某种状态) = still to be = continue to be = stay
remain 后接形容词、名词.、分词、不定式或介词短语等
②vi 剩下 ,还有 ≠ stay
remaining adj.剩下的 the remaining time = the time left
(注意remaining和left的位置变化)
比较：remain / stay
①作连系动词,意为“继续保持某一状态”（continue to be）时,常可互换.
②表示“剩余”、“残存”时,通常只用remain,而不用stay.
③remain暗指呆在原地或保持原来的形状或状态.只能用作不及物动词,故无被动式,不能带宾语.主语可以是人,也可以是物.
④stay指在某地作短暂停留,或逗留在一定的场所.主语通常是人.
remain
To continue in the same state or condition:
保持不变继续保持同一种状态或情况：
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：
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：
Only a few trees remain.
只留下了一些树
See:stay1
To be left as still to be dealt with:
尚待剩余的仍需要处理的：
A cure remains to be found.
尚待发现的疗法
To endure or persist.
持久或坚持
remain与stay两词的相同点与不同点
1)remain与stay作“留下”、“继续保持某一状态”时,它们常作系动词用,可以互换.
e.g.①The shop stays(remains)open till night.这家店铺一直营业到晚上.
②He stayed(remained)outside while we entered the room.（他留在外面,我们进了屋子.）
2)当表示“剩下”(即其余的一切都拿走、除去、破坏等)时,通常只用remain而不用stay.
e.g.①After the earthquake(地震)very little remained of the city of Tang Shan
（ 一场地震以后,唐山这座城市所剩无几.）
②If you take 5 from 20,15 remains.从20中去5,剩余15.
3)当表示“在某处或在某处住下”时,通常用stay,不用 remain.
e.g.He wants to stay with a friend in the country.他想住在乡下朋友那里.
4)两者在含义上的区别是remain着重指在别人已离去或事情有变动后,仍“继续停留”或保持原来状
态、关系、行动等.主语可以是人,也可以是物,而stay的主语通常是人,仅指“停留”、“逗留”.
e.g.①My father will stay home this week.这星期我父亲将一直留在家里.
②When the others had gone,he remained and put back the chairs.
（别人离去后,他留下来,把椅子放回原处.）
Also:remain n.—(usu.pl) what is left(常用复数)所剩下或遗留者
e.g.The remains of the meal are (is) in the refrigerator(电冰箱).剩下的饭在电冰箱里.
continue
vi.
继续（下去）,持续
（指空间）延续,连绵
留,挽留,依旧
The battle continued for several hours until darkness came on.
战斗持续了几个小时直到夜幕降临.
The forest continues for miles.
这树林延续数里.
The habit continued into adult life.
这习惯到了成年还保留着.
remain stay
都指“继续停留”或“继续保持某种状态、关系或行动.”
remain 常可与stay 互换,但它强调“继续停留于一处或保持原状态、情况性质而不改变”,如:
This place remains cool all summer.
这个地方整个夏天都凉爽.
stay强调“某人[物]继续留在原地而不离开”,如:
He stayed to see the end of the game.
他一直呆到比赛结束.
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