1 linking verb to stay or continue in the same place or condition 逗留，停留（在某地或某状况）；保持不变: to remain silent/standing/seated 保持沉默；继续站着；继续坐着Josef went to live in America but his family remained behind in Europe. 约瑟夫到美国居住，但他的家人仍然留在欧洲。

2 [I] to be left after other people or things have gone 剩下；余下；剩余: They spent the two remaining days of their holidays buying presents to take home. 他们利用剩下的两天假期买带回家的礼物。

3 [I] to still need to be done, said or dealt with 留待，尚待（做、说或处理）: It remains to be seen (= we do not know yet)whether we've made the right decision. 我们做出的这个决定正确与否尚待观察。Although he seems very pleasant, the fact remains that I don't trust him. 虽然他这个人似乎很讨人喜欢，但我仍然不信任他。