REMAIN1 to remain2 words for describing someone or something that remains3 the part of something that remains4 a very old object, custom etc that still existsRELATED WORDSstay in a place, not leave 留在一处不离开STAYcontinue to be the same, not change 仍保持原样不改变SAME1 to remain 留下left /left/ [adjective not before noun]something or someone that isleft is still there after everything or everyone else has gone or has been used 剩下的，留下的 Jones scored with only two minutes left in the fourth quarter. 第四节仅剩下最后两分钟时，琼斯得分了。 Is there any milk left? 还有牛奶剩下吗？ By 5 o'clock there was no one left in the office. 5点钟时办公室已没有人了。have something left How much time do we have left to finish this? 我们还剩下多少时间完成它？the only one/person/thing etc left If Tracey leaves, I'll be the only girl left in the class. 如果特蕾西离开的话，我就成了唯一留在班上的女孩了。be left over /biː ˌleft ˈəʊvəʳ/ [verb phrase]something thatis left over, especially money or food, is still there after you have used everything that you need 剩余，余下〔尤指金钱或食物〕 I pay all the bills and save any money that is left over. 我支付所有的账单，并把余下的钱存起来。be left over from Was there any food left over from the party? 聚会上有吃的东西剩下吗? Toy bears left over from an ad campaign will be donated to the children's hospital. 广告宣传活动后留下的玩具熊将捐赠给儿童医院。remain /rɪˈmeɪn/ [intransitive verb]formalif somethingremains, it still exists or is still available after everything else has gone, been used, or been dealt with 【正式】剩下，余下 We have dealt with most things, but a few small problems remain. 我们已把大部分事情处理完毕，但还留下一些小问题。 Some elements of the old class system still remain. 旧的社会等级制度中的一些要素仍保留至今。remain of Not much remained of the house after the fire. 火灾之后，这房子已所剩无几了。remain to be done A few problems remain to be discussed. 还有几个问题留待讨论。survive /səʳˈvaɪv/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to remain in existence even after a very long time has passed or after something dangerous has happened 幸存；经历…之后继续存在 Many Roman roads still survive today. 许多古罗马的道路仍保存至今。 The English language contains many Saxon words that have survived for over 1000 years. 英语里有许多撒克逊语单词，它们经历1,000多年仍继续存在。 Very few government buildings survived the bombing in Hanoi. 河内被轰炸后，政府大楼所剩无几了。be still standing/be left standing /biː ˌstɪl ˈstændɪŋ, biː ˌleft ˈstændɪŋ/ [verb phrase]if something such as a building or treeis still standing oris left standing after a fire, explosion, or a very long time, it is left after many others have gone or been destroyed 〔大楼或树等在火灾、爆炸或长时间后〕仍然存在 After the earthquake only a few houses were still standing. 地震之后只剩下几栋房子。 Many of the trees Mrs. Socci planted are still standing, a hundred years later. 索奇太太种下的树中有许多在一百年之后仍然存活着。 A stone chimney was the only thing left standing. 唯一留存下来的是一根石烟囱。 The old barracks are still standing on the north side of the island. 那些旧兵营仍屹立在岛的北面。to spare /tə ˈspeəʳ/ [adjective phrase only after noun]if you have something such as money, time, or materialto spare, there is some left after you have used as much as you need 余有的，多出的〔金钱、时间或物料等〕 If you have time to spare, consider volunteering at your local school. 如果你有空余时间，考虑一下到当地学校去做义工。with something to spare We arrived at the station with only a few seconds to spare before the train left. 我们到达火车站时，离开车时间只剩下几秒钟了。 Russia is large enough that you could fit the United States inside it with room to spare. 俄罗斯大得足以把美国放进去后还有多余的地方。to go /tə ˈgəʊ/ [adjective phrase only after noun]if you still have four miles, six hours, two years etcto go, you have that distance or length of time left before a journey or period of time is over 〔距离或时间〕剩下的，余下的 Only another mile to go! 只剩下一英里了！ We've got another couple of hours to go before finishing. 我们还有几小时才结束。with something to go Evans scored with only two minutes to go in the game. 埃文斯在比赛结束前仅两分钟时得分了。2 words for describing someone or something that remains 描述剩下的人或物的词语remaining /rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/ [adjective only before noun]especially writtentheremaining people or things are the ones that are left when all the others have gone, been used, or been dealt with 【尤书面】余下的 Combine the remaining ingredients, mixing well. 把余下的材料混在一起拌匀。 The remaining black bears are at risk from development in the area. 剩下的黑熊因该地区在开发而受到威胁。 the Navy's one remaining aircraft-carrier 海军剩下的一艘航空母舰last /lɑːstǁlæst/ [adjective only before noun]thelast thing is the only one that remains 最后的，最后剩下的 I need to get some more film; this is my last roll. 我还需要些胶卷，这是最后一卷了。 The last five winners will be named next Tuesday. 下周二将宣布最后五名获胜者。spare /speəʳ/ [adjective usually before noun]left after everything else has been used, and therefore available to be used 余下备用的 Are there any spare chairs we can borrow? 有多余的椅子我们可以借用吗？ You can stay with us, we have a spare bedroom. 你可以留下来和我们在一起，我们有一间备用的卧室。spare change I put my spare change in a charity collection box. 我把备用零钱放入一个慈善募捐箱内。spare time A lot of kids don't have enough to do in their spare time, and that's when they get into trouble. 许多小孩在空闲时间没事可干，所以就闯祸了。leftover /ˈleftəʊvəʳ/ [adjective only before noun]not used, not eaten etc at the end of a meal or an activity 未用完的；未吃完的；剩余的 Use leftover turkey in casseroles and sandwiches. 把剩下的火鸡放到炖锅菜和三明治里去。 She used leftover scraps of fabric to make a patchwork apron. 她利用余下的织物碎块拼凑了一件围裙。 Take all your leftover bottles to be recycled. 把你剩下来的所有瓶子都拿去回收吧。outstanding /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/ [adjective]work or money that isoutstanding still has to be done or paid, especially after the time when it should have been done or paid 〔工作〕未完成的；〔钱〕未偿付的〔尤指过期了的〕 We need time to catch up with outstanding orders. 我们需要时间来完成逾期的订单。 Any outstanding claims must be settled by the end of the year. 任何未清偿的索赔都必须在年底付清。 There are a few problems still outstanding. 还有几个问题尚未解决。3 the part of something that remains 某物所剩下的部分the rest /ðə ˈrest/ [singular or plural noun]what is left after everything or everyone else has gone, been used, or been dealt with 余下的人〔物〕；其余部分 You carry these two bags and I'll bring the rest. 这两个包你拿，其余的我来拿。 Homes were found for about 5,000 of the animals, but the rest had to be killed. 已经为这些动物中的5,000头左右找到了住处，但其余的就只好宰杀了。the rest of What will you do with the rest of the money? 其余的钱你打算怎么用? He'll be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. 他的余生都要在轮椅上度过。what is left of something/what remains of something /ˌwɒt ɪz ˈleft əv something, ˌwɒt rɪˈmeɪnz əv something/ [noun phrase]the small amount that remains after everything else has gone, or been eaten, used, destroyed etc. What remains of is more formal thanwhat is left of某物的余下〔剩下〕部分〔what remains of 比what is left of更正式〕 Soldiers were firing on what remained of the church. 士兵们在教堂的废墟上开火。 At last she went, and I settled down to enjoy what was left of the afternoon. 她终于走了，我就安下心来享受下午剩下的时间。the last of something /ðə ˈlɑːst əv something ǁ -ˈlæst-/ [noun phrase]the very last part of something that is left after everything else has gone 某物的最后部分 The last of the tickets were sold Thursday. 余下的门票在星期四也售完了。 This is the last of the paint, and I don't think it's going to be enough. 这是最后一点油漆了，我觉得不够用。 The judge sentenced the last of the three defendants in the case to 10 years. 法官将本案的最后三名被告判了十年徒刑。the remainder /ðə rɪˈmeɪndəʳ/ [singular noun]formalthe part of something that remains after everything else has gone 【正式】余下的部分 £100 of the purchase price must be paid now, and the remainder is to be paid off in monthly installments. 买价中的100英镑必须现在支付，余下的每月分期付款。the remainder of Simmer the soup uncovered for the remainder of the cooking time. 余下的烹调时间内要把汤开着盖用文火炖。 The school board agreed to suspend Linda Cole for the remainder of the school year. 校董会一致同意勒令琳达·科尔于本学年余下时间内停学。the remains of something /ðə rɪˈmeɪnz əv something/ [plural noun]the part of something that remains after everything else has gone or been eaten, used, destroyed etc 某物余下的部分the remains of sth Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient Roman village. 考古学家发现了一座古罗马村落的遗迹。 Each pile of gray ash was the remains of a house. 每一堆灰色的灰烬都是一幢房子的遗迹。leftovers /ˈleftˌəʊvəʳz/ [plural noun]informalfood that has not been eaten at the end of a meal 【非正式】残羹剩菜 We used the leftovers to make soup the next day. 第二天我们用剩菜做了个汤。 It's a great way to use up leftovers. 这可是个利用剩菜的好办法。ruins /ˈruːɪnz, ˈruːənz/ [plural noun]the parts that remain when the rest of a building has been destroyed 废墟；遗迹 In Greece we spent a lot of time exploring old churches and ruins. 在希腊，我们花了许多时间考察古教堂和古建筑遗迹。 the ancient Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza 位于奇琴伊察的古代玛雅遗迹ruins of Lumber was salvaged from the ruins of burned-out houses. 从焚毁的房屋废墟里抢救出了木材。remnants /ˈremnənts/ [plural noun]the few parts of something that remain after people have stopped using it or after it has been destroyed 〔不再使用后或毁坏后的〕残存部分；残迹 Archeologists are worried that the ancient steps, walls, and other remnants may be lost forever. 考古学家担心古老的台阶、墙壁及其他残迹会永远找不到了。remnants from Two stained glass windows were remnants from when the building had been used as a church. 两块彩色玻璃窗是这座建筑物以前用作教堂时留下的残迹。remnants of Rescuers dug through the remnants of 342 cities, towns, and villages demolished in the earthquake. 营救人员在被地震摧毁的342座城镇和村庄的废墟中挖掘。 The two leaders promised to work to remove any remnants of Cold War hostility. 那两位领导人允诺要努力消除冷战时的敌对状态遗下的任何残迹。4 a very old object, custom etc that still exists 仍然存在的十分古老的物件、风俗等relic /ˈrelɪk/ [countable noun]an object, custom, idea etc that is left from long ago in the past and that most people think is very old-fashioned 遗物；遗俗；遗留的思想 The treaty is now a Cold War relic. 这条约现已成为冷战的遗物。relic from The town is a relic from California's gold rush. 这座小镇是加州淘金热的遗迹。relic of Voters passed a bill to remove a law that is a relic of the state's racist past. 投票者通过了一项提案，废除国内种族主义历史上遗留下来的一条法律。hangover /ˈhæŋəʊvəʳ/ [countable noun usually singular]especially Britishsomething that is left over from a time in the past 【尤英】以前遗留下来的东西，旧时遗留物hangover from She knew that her feeling of awkwardness in social situations was a hangover from her schooldays 她知道自己在社交场合的尴尬感是从学生时代遗留下来的。 The company's debt is a hangover from its attempts to expand too rapidly. 公司的债务是它试图过急地扩展业务而遗留下来的问题。