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remains2 noun prehistoric remains 史前遗迹the remains of a sandwich 吃剩的三明治remains ♦︎ remnant ♦︎ scraps ♦︎ leftoverThese are all words for what is left of sth after most of it has been eaten, used, removed or destroyed. 这些词均表示吃剩、用剩、移除或毁掉后的残留物、剩余物。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆remains / remnants / scraps / leftovers from / of sth◆the last remains / remnants / scraps◆surviving remains / remnants◆the remains / remnants of a meal◆a remnant / leftover from the days when...■ remains [plural] the parts of sth that are left after the other parts have been used, eaten, removed or destroyed 剩余物；残留物；剩饭菜◆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。◆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。■ remnant / /ˈremnənt/ / [countable, usually plural] (rather formal) a part of sth that is left after the other parts have been used, removed or destroyed 残余部分；剩余部分◆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。◆The institution is a remnant from the past.这个机构是由过去的机构精简而成的。NOTE 辨析 Remains or remnant? Remains is used especially to talk about what is left of sth that has mostly been eaten or burnt. * remains尤指大部分被吃掉或烧毁后的残余◆the remains of a meal / sandwich / breakfast / lunch剩饭；吃剩的三明治／早餐／午餐◆the remnant of a meal/sandwich/breakfast/lunch ◆the charred remnant of a small fire Remnant is mostly used to talk about much larger things that have become much smaller, either in the course of history or because of some great event. * remnant主要指原本大得多的事物在历史过程中或因一些大事件缩减留下的一小部分◆the remnants of a forest / an empire / an army森林残留下来的部分；帝国／军队的残余 ■ scraps [plural] small pieces of food left after a meal 残羹剩饭◆Give the scraps to the dog.把剩菜喂狗吧。■ leftover /ˈleftəʊvə(r); NAmE ˈleftoʊvər/ [countable] food that has not been eaten at the end of a meal; an object, custom or way of behaving that remains from an earlier time 吃剩的食物；遗留物；残存物；遗留下来的风俗（或行为习惯）◆You've always got good ideas for using up leftovers.你总是有充分利用剩饭菜的好主意。◆He's a leftover from the 1960s (= he acts or dresses like people did in the 1960s).他留有20世纪60年代的做派。 see also leftover ⇨ excess adj. |