remains

Word family  noun the remainder remainder remains adjective remaining verb remain

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re·mains /rɪˈmeɪnz/ ●●○ W3 noun [plural]  1  REMAIN/BE LEFTthe parts of something that are left after the rest has been destroyed or has disappeared 剩余部分；遗迹remains of On the table were the remains of the evening meal. 桌子上是晚餐的剩菜。 extensive Roman remains (=of ancient buildings) at Arles 阿尔勒的一大片古罗马遗迹2  MXBODYthe body of someone who has died 遗体 Her remains are buried in Westminster. 她的遗体葬在威斯敏斯特。

Examples from the Corpus

remains• These rocks contain the fossilised remains of extinct animals.• A plastic bag containing some of his remains was found two weeks later at Reigate.• This facial reconstruction is used by police when they're trying to identify human remains.• They also direct preparation and shipment of remains for out-of-State burial.• The architect's remains are interred in St Paul's cathedral.• A special chapel was built to house Spencer's remains.• In shallow marine sediments from anywhere on the present Earth one might expect to find the skeletal remains and teeth of sharks.• They found the remains of a young woman under the floor boards.• Before me were the remains of an impromptu wedding breakfast.

re·mains nounChineseSyllable  

left rest of the something Corpus parts that the are after

remains
re‧mains W3 /rɪˈmeɪnz/ noun [plural]1. the parts of something that are left after the rest has been destroyed or has disappeared
    remains of
    On the table were the remains of the evening meal.
    extensive Roman remains (=of ancient buildings) at Arles
2. the body of someone who has died:
    Her remains are buried in Westminster.
     

THESAURUS

■ a dead body
   ▪ body noun [countable] the dead body of a person: Her body was discovered at the bottom of a cliff. | Firefighters found the body of a woman in the house.
   ▪ corpse noun [countable] the dead body of a person. Corpse is is used when you are thinking about the body as an object rather than a person: Pathologists examined the corpse.
   ▪ carcass noun [countable] the dead body of an animal: a whale carcass | The carcasses of the infected animals were burned.
   ▪ remains noun [plural] parts of a dead person or animal, especially when they died a long time ago: Police found human remains under the floorboards of the house.

🔑 re·mainsBrE /rɪˈmeɪnz/ 🔊NAmE /rɪˈmeɪnz/ 🔊 noun [plural] 🔑 ~ (of sth) the parts of sth that are left after the other parts have been used, eaten, removed, etc. 剩余物；残留物；剩饭菜◆She fed the remains of her lunch to the dog. 她把剩下的午饭喂狗了。🔊🔊🔑 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◆prehistoric remains史前遗迹◆the remains of a Roman fort罗马要塞的遗址🔑 (formal) the body of a dead person or animal 遗体；遗骸◆They had discovered human remains. 他们发现过人类遗骸。🔊🔊