remainstay
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.
1.表示“继续呆在某处”时,应该用不及物动词remain或stay,例如:
ShallIgoorstay?
Stayindoorsforafewdaysuntilyourecoverfromyourcold.
Heremainedinhisseatafteralltheotherstudentshadgonehome.
2.表示“继续保持或处于原来的状态”时,可用remain或stay,例如:
Threeofthemremainedsingle.Shopsshouldremainopentilllaterintheevening.
Thedoorstayedclosed.Butthepolicethemselvesprefertostayunarmed.
3.表示“暂住、短期停留”时,只能用不及物动词stay.例如:
HeisstayingatHiltonHotel.
Mymother-in-lawstayedwithusthisweekwhenshevisitedus.
4.表示“残留、剩下”时,只能用不及物动词remain,例如:
Notmuchofthehouseremainedafterthefire.
Ofthesevenbrothers,onlyfournowremain;therestaredead.
5remain强调“继续停留于一处或保持原状态、情况性质而不改变”,stay强调“某人[物]继续留在原地而不离开”,如:
Thisplaceremainscoolallsummer.
这个地方整个夏天都凉爽.
Hestayedtoseetheendofthegame.
他一直呆到比赛结束.