remain, linger, stay

動詞 remain:

1. stay the same; remain in a certain state
   同義詞：stay, rest
2. continue in a place, position, or situation
   同義詞：stay, stay on, continue
3. be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.
4. stay behind
   同義詞：persist, stay

1. I remain in London until May.
   我在倫敦一直呆到五月。
2. He remained poor all his life.
   他終生貧窮。
3. When the others had gone, Mary remained and put back the furniture.
   當(dāng)其他人走了之后，瑪麗留下來，將家具放回原處。

re.main

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
re.mained,re.main.ing,re.mains
To continue in the same state or condition:
保持不變：繼續(xù)保持同一種狀態(tài)或情況：
例句：
These matters remain in doubt.
這些事情仍然值得懷疑

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：
例句：
We are remaining at home.
我們留在家里

To be left after the removal, loss, passage, or destruction of others:
余留：在其他事物移走，丟失，走開或毀壞之后仍留下來：
例句：
Only a few trees remain.See Synonyms at stay
只留下了一些樹參見 stay

To be left as still to be dealt with:
尚待：剩余的仍需要處理的：
例句：
A cure remains to be found.
尚待發(fā)現(xiàn)的療法

To endure or persist.
持久或堅持

來源：
Middle English remainen
中古英語 remainen
from Old French remainer, remaindre
源自 古法語 remainer, remaindre
from Latin remanôre
源自 拉丁語 remanôre
re- [re-]
re- [前綴re-]
manôre [to remain] * see men- 3
manôre [遺留] *參見 men- 3