留下：remain的用法解析

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        He'll never be gone! Not as long as those who remain are loyal to him.
        ——Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
        只要那些留下来的人还忠诚于他，他永远都不会离开。
        ——《哈利波特与火焰杯》
        一、下面我们来看看remain有几种含义
        v.
        1.剩下，余留 [I] to still be present after the other parts have been removed
        Less than twenty of them remain now.
        他们剩下的现在还不到二十人。
         
        2.继续存在 [I] continue to exist
        For this reason, some controls will remain in place.
        出于这一原因，一些限制措施将继续存在。
         
        3.（人）留下，逗留 [I] to stay in the same place; to not leave
        A tiny excavation may remain.
        会留下一个小洞窟。
         
        4.保持，仍是 [I] to continue to be sth; to be still in the same state or condition
        In this scheme, the Balkan states would remain independent.
        按照这项计划，巴尔干各国将保持独立地位。
         
        5.留待，尚待(+to-v) [I] to still need to be done, said, or dealt with
        Worse things remain to be told.
        更糟的事情留待以后再说。
         
        二、接下来，做个小测试吧
        In spite of their quarrel, they _______ the best of friends.
        尽管有过争吵,他们仍是最好的朋友。