remnant

英 [ˈremnənt]

美 [ˈremnənt]

n.  残余部分; 剩余部分; (织物的)零头，零料; 布头

复数：remnants　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.7533 / COCA.6394

牛津词典

noun

• 残余部分；剩余部分
  a part of sth that is left after the other parts have been used, removed, destroyed, etc.
  1. The woods are remnants of a huge forest which once covered the whole area.
     这片树林只是剩下的一部分，原来这一带是一大片森林。
• （织物的）零头，零料；布头
  a small piece of cloth that is left when the rest has been sold

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 剩余部分;残余部分;残迹;残存物
  Theremnants ofsomething are small parts of it that are left over when the main part has disappeared or been destroyed.
  1. After twenty-four hours of fighting, the remnants of the force were fleeing...
     战斗持续了24个小时后，该部队残部打算溜掉。
  2. Beneath the present church were remnants of Roman flooring...
     在现在的教堂下面是古罗马时期地面的遗存。
  3. Obedience by women towards men is a remnant of religious teaching.
     女人对男人的顺从是宗教教义的残迹。
• 布头;边角余料
  Aremnantis a small piece of cloth that is left over when most of the cloth has been sold. Shops usually sell remnants cheaply.

英英释义

noun

• a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
  Synonym:endremainderoddment
• a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
  Synonym:leftover

双语例句

• Seen here is the small remnant of spleen in a patient with sickle cell anemia.
  如图可见镰状细胞贫血患者残存的小脾脏。
• Objective To report the surgical treatment results of cardiac and esophageal cancer of remnant stomach.
  目的报告残胃贲门癌残胃食管癌的手术治疗效果。
• I threw out the remains of my dinner. This is a remnant of opportunism.
  我扔掉了晚餐的残余。这是机会主义的残余。
• The remnant is large enough for an apron.
  这块零头布足够做个围裙了。
• And the remnant of the Philistines will perish, Says the Lord Jehovah.
  非利士人所余剩的必都灭亡，这是主耶和华说的。
• With no outward forces to oppose gravitational forces, the remnant will collapse in on itself.
  由于没有向外的力量对抗重力吸引，残留物就会向它自身里面崩塌。
• There's the remnant of satin she stole.
  这就是她偷去的那块零头缎子。
• Others disagree on several grounds, including that no remnant shoreline has been detected.
  也有人不同意，基于好几条理由，包括没有探测到海岸线的遗迹。
• This is a remnant of putschism.
  这是盲动主义的残余。
• Obedience by women towards men is a remnant of religious teaching.
  女人对男人的顺从是宗教教义的残迹。