Tra từ remain - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

re·main [remain remains remained remaining] BrE [rɪˈmeɪn] NAmE [rɪˈmeɪn] verb (rather formal)
(not usually in the progressive tenses)
1. linking verb to continue to be sth; to be still in the same state or condition
•+ adj. to remain silent/standing/seated/motionless
• Train fares are likely to remain unchanged.
•It remains true that sport is about competing well, not winning.
•Despite threats of strike action, the management remain hopeful that an agreement can be reached.
•+ noun In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.
•He will remain (as) manager of the club until the end of his contract.
2. intransitive to still be present after the other parts have been removed, used, etc; to continue to exist
• Very little of the house remained after the fire.
• Only about half of the original workforce remains.
•There were only ten minutes remaining.
3. intransitive ~ (to do sth) to still need to be done, said, or dealt with
• Much remains to be done.
•It remains to be seen (= it will only be known later) whether you are right.
•There remained one significant problem.
•Questions remain about the president's honesty.
•I feel sorry for her, but the fact remains (that) she lied to us.
4. intransitive + adv./prep. to stay in the same place; to not leave
• They remained in Mexico until June.
• The plane remained on the ground.
•She left, but I remained behind.
see remain/stand aloof at ↑aloof
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from Latin remanere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + manere ‘to stay’.

Thesaurus:
remain verb
1. I, T (not usually used in the progressive tenses) (formal)
•For a long time he remained motionless.
stay • • keep • • be left • • stand • • last • |especially written continue • • live • |written linger •
remain/stay/keep awake/calm/cheerful/cool/dry/fine/healthy/quiet/silent
remain/stay alert/alive/asleep/loyal/safe/the same/a secret/shut/sober/upright
sb's memory remains/lives(on)/lingers
2. I (usually used with an adverb or preposition) (formal)
•They remained in Mexico until June.
stay • |especially written linger • |informal hang around • • stick around • • stay put • |BrE, informal stop • |sometimes disapproving loiter •
remain/stay/linger/hang around/stick around/stop for a few minutes/weeks/years, etc.
remain/stay/linger/hang around/stick around/stop here
remain/stay/stop at home/indoors/behind

Language Bank:
nevertheless
Conceding a point and making a counter-argument
While ▪ the film is undoubtedly too long, it is nevertheless ▪ an intriguing piece of cinema.
It can be argued that ▪ the movie is too long. It is nonetheless ▪ an intriguing piece of cinema.
▪ The film is undoubtedly too long. Still ▪, it is an intriguing piece of cinema.
Of course ▪, huge chunks of the book have been sacrificed in order to make a two-hour movie, but ▪ it is nevertheless ▪ a successful piece of storytelling.
▪ Critics are wrong to argue that the film's plot is too complicated. Certainly ▪ there are a couple of major twists, but ▪ audiences will have no difficulty following them.
It is true that ▪ you cannot make a good movie without a good script, but it is equally true ▪ that a talented director can make a good script into an excellent film.
It remains to be seen whether ▪ these two movies herald a new era of westerns, but there is no doubt that ▪ they represent welcome additions to the genre.
Language Banks at ↑argue, ↑however, ↑impersonal, ↑opinion

Example Bank:
•It remains the case that not enough graduates are going into teaching.
•It remains to be seen whether you are right.
•It remains true that sport is about competing well, not winning.
•Questions remain about the president's honesty.
•Security at the airport remains tight.
•The level of unemployment remains fairly constant at around 10%.
•The library will remain closed until next week.
•The pilot urged the passengers to remain calm.
•The puzzle remains of what happened to the ship.
•There is every prospect of the weather remaining dry this week.
•There remained one significant problem.