- remains (of something)
the parts of something that are left after the other parts have been used, eaten, removed, etc. 剩余物;残留物;剩饭菜 Extra ExamplesEnvironmentalists say that the road will destroy the remains of the world's first commercial railway. 环境保护主义者说这条道路会破坏世界上第一条商业铁路的遗迹。 The body was found among the remains of a burned-out house. 尸体是在一所焚毁房子的废墟中发现的。 The burned-out remains date from the 19th century. 焚毁的遗迹是 19 世纪的。 the mangled remains of the bomber's van 炸弹袭击者的小货车的残骸 In the middle of the clearing were the charred remains of a small fire. 空地中间有一处小火烧焦的残迹。 She sat watching some birds pecking at the remains of a sandwich that someone had dropped. 她坐在那儿看着一些鸟儿在啄食有人丢下的剩三明治。 The mangled remains of a bicycle were sticking out of the windscreen. 散架的自行车严重变形,从挡风玻璃探了出来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- abundant
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the parts of ancient objects and buildings that have survived and are discovered in the present day 古代遗物;古迹;遗迹;遗址 The museum has an impressive collection of prehistoric remains. 那家博物馆的史前遗迹藏品令人赞叹。 the remains of a Roman fort 罗马要塞的遗址
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsc1They have found the remains of a Roman settlement on the land. 他们在那块土地发现了一处古罗马时代定居点的遗迹。 the extensive remains of a medieval abbey 中世纪修道院的大面积遗址 They are excavating the remains of an Iron Age settlement. 他们正在挖掘一个铁器时代聚居地的遗址。 Considerable remains survive of the great city walls begun by Theodosius in AD 413. 狄奥多西在公元413 年始建的城墙有很大一部份保存了下来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- abundant
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the body of a dead person or animal 遗体;遗骸 Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesc1Gulls often feed on the remains of seal kills. 海鸥经常吃剩下的海豹尸体。 Her remains lie at rest in St Andrew's churchyard. 她长眠于圣安德鲁教堂墓地。 Her remains lie in an unmarked grave. 她长眠于一块没有标记的墓地。 Marie Curie's remains were exhumed and interred in the Pantheon. 玛丽・居里的遗体被移出,归葬先贤祠。 The remains have been identified as those of Carl Rider. 遗体被认定是卡尔・赖德的。 This tomb holds the mortal remains of a great pharaoh. 这座墓里埋葬着一位伟大法老的遗骸。 While excavating the site for a new hotel, workers unearthed the remains of several dinosaurs. 在为一个新旅馆挖土施工时,工人挖掘出了几具恐龙遗骸。 abundant remains of marine algae 大量的海藻残余
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- abundant
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Word Originlate Middle English (occasionally treated as singular): from Old French remain, from remaindre, from an informal form of Latin remanere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + manere ‘to stay’.