remains

英 [rɪˈmeɪnz]

美 [rɪˈmeɪnz]

n.  剩余物; 残留物; 剩饭菜; 古代遗物; 古迹; 遗迹; 遗址; 遗体; 遗骸
v.  仍然是; 保持不变; 剩余; 遗留; 继续存在; 仍需去做(或说、处理)
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复数：remains　

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Oxford 3000 / BNC.4358 / COCA.5315

同义词辨析

remainderremainsrestsurplus【导航词义：剩余】

牛津词典

noun

• 剩余物；残留物；剩饭菜
  the parts of sth that are left after the other parts have been used, eaten, removed, etc.
  1. She fed the remains of her lunch to the dog.
     她把剩下的午饭喂狗了。
• 古代遗物；古迹；遗迹；遗址
  the parts of ancient objects and buildings that have survived and are discovered in the present day
  1. prehistoric remains
     史前遗迹
  2. the remains of a Roman fort
     罗马要塞的遗址
• 遗体；遗骸
  the body of a dead person or animal
  1. They had discovered human remains .
     他们发现过人的遗骸。

柯林斯词典

• V-LINK 保持;继续;持续
  If someone or somethingremainsin a particular state or condition, they stay in that state or condition and do not change.
  1. The three men remained silent...
     这3个人保持着沉默。
  2. The situation remains tense...
     形势持续紧张。
  3. The government remained in control...
     政府仍控制着局势。
  4. He remained a formidable opponent...
     他依然是一个令人敬畏的对手。
  5. It remains possible that bad weather could tear more holes in the tanker's hull.
     恶劣天气仍然可能使油轮船体遭受更多破损。
• VERB 留在，停留于(某处)
  If youremainin a place, you stay there and do not move away.
  1. He will have to remain in hospital for at least 10 days...
     他至少得在医院里呆10天。
  2. From time to time, James remained at home with his family.
     詹姆斯偶尔留在家里陪家人。
• VERB 仍然存在;继续存在
  You can say that somethingremainswhen it still exists.
  1. Many of the differences in everyday life remain...
     日常生活中的许多差异仍然存在。
  2. The wider problem remains...
     更普遍的问题仍未解决。
  3. There remains deep mistrust of his government.
     仍然有人对他领导的政府很不信任。
• V-LINK 遗留;剩余
  If somethingremains to bedone, it has not yet been done and still needs to be done.
  1. Major questions remain to be answered about his work...
     关于他工作的许多重要问题仍然悬而未决。
  2. Huge amounts of weapons remain to be collected.
     大量的武器仍有待收缴。
• N-PLURAL 残余（物）;剩余（物）;遗迹
  The remains ofsomething are the parts of it that are left after most of it has been taken away or destroyed.
  1. They were tidying up the remains of their picnic.
     他们正在收拾野餐后剩下的东西。
  2. ...the charred remains of a tank.
     烧焦的坦克残骸
  3. ...the remains of an ancient mosque.
     一座古清真寺的遗迹
• N-PLURAL 遗体;残骸
  Theremainsof a person or animal are the parts of their body that are left after they have died, sometimes after they have been dead for a long time.
  1. The unrecognizable remains of a man had been found...
     一具无法辨认的男性尸体被发现了。
  2. More human remains have been unearthed in the north of the country.
     在该国北部挖出了更多的人类遗骨。
• N-PLURAL (历史)遗迹，残迹
  Historicalremainsare things that have been found from an earlier period of history, usually buried in the ground, for example parts of buildings and pieces of pottery.
  1. There are Roman remains all around us.
     我们周围都是古罗马的遗迹。
• V-LINK （事实、问题等)仍然是(表示强调)
  You can useremainin expressions such asthe fact remains thatorthe question remains whetherto introduce and emphasize something that you want to talk about.
  1. The fact remains that inflation is unacceptably high...
     事实是通货膨胀率仍高得离谱。
  2. The question remains whether he was fully aware of the claims.
     问题是他是否完全意识到了这些要求。
• See also:remaining
• PHRASE 需拭目以待;未见分晓
  If you say that itremains to be seenwhether something will happen, you mean that nobody knows whether it will happen.
  1. It remains to be seen whether her parliamentary colleagues will agree.
     她的国会同僚是否同意，现在还无从知晓。

英英释义

noun

• the dead body of a human being
  1. the cadaver was intended for dissection
  2. the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse
  3. the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river
  4. honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay
  Synonym:cadavercorpsestiffclay
• any object that is left unused or still extant
  1. I threw out the remains of my dinner

双语例句

• The method they pioneered remains fundamental to research into the behaviour of nerve cells.
  他们首创的方法在神经细胞活动的研究中一直是不可或缺的。
• The present international situation remains tense and turbulent.
  当前的国际局势依然紧张动荡。
• The commission remains so weak that it will continue to avoid confrontation with governments.
  该委员会的力量仍然十分薄弱，所以将继续避免与各国政府发生冲突。
• A tangle of wires is all that remains of the computer and phone systems
  原来的计算机和电话系统如今只剩下乱糟糟的一团电线。
• The fact remains that inflation is unacceptably high
  事实是通货膨胀率仍高得离谱。
• Man's understanding of nature is developing all the time, it never remains at the same level.
  人类对自然界的认识在不断发展，永远不会停留在一个水平上。
• He remains chairman, but wields little power at the company.
  他还是主席，但在公司没有什么实权了。
• Spain remains a very individualistic country.
  西班牙一直都是个非常强调个人主义的国家。
• Now that the problem is solved, nothing remains to be said.
  问题已经解决了，没什么说头儿了。
• Profits have picked up this year but the return on capital remains tiny
  今年的利润已经回升，但是资本收益仍然很少。