6、emain的用法remain用作不及物动词,相当于stay,意为“剩下、留下、呆在”,如:When the others had gone, Joanremained(=stayed) to clean the room.别人走了,琼留下来清扫房间。Only a few leavesremained(=were still)on the tree.树上只剩下几片叶子了。The Smithsremainedthere all through the year.史密斯一家人在那里呆了整整一年。“呆在那里”可以说remain / stay there,但“呆在家里”只能说stay (
7、at) home。注意① remain作名词时,表示“剩余物”,一般用其复数形式。e.g.Theremainsof a meal can be givento a pig.残汤剩饭可以喂猪。They found someremainsof theTang Dynasty.他们发现一些唐代遗物。注意② 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。e.g.There are only 5 booksleft.只剩下五本书了。He bought me a