remnant

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rem·nant /ˈremnənt/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1  [usually plural]REMAIN/BE LEFT a small part of something that remains after the rest of it has been used, destroyed, or eaten 残余部分，剩余部分remnant of The remnants of a meal stood on the table. 吃剩的饭菜摆在桌上。2. BBTTIMa small piece of cloth left from a larger piece and sold cheaply 零头布料

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remnant• His prey is the charred remnants of a campfire set along a trail in the heart of this tinder-dry wilderness area.• The first revolution on the agenda, therefore, was the bourgeois-democratic overthrow of tsarism and abolition of feudal remnants.• In minutes the last remnants of life on the planet were gone.• They can also be distinguished by their almost globular shape and the long protruding remnant of the style sticking out on top.• There was an empty lot there full of overgrown weeds and crunchy brown grass and the shattered remnants of a shack.remnant of• Burning cinders showered down from the remnants of the roof.From Longman Business Dictionaryremnantrem‧nant /ˈremnənt/ noun [countable usually plural] part of something that is left after most of it has been removed, used, sold etcThe last remnants of the troubled group have been sold.Origin remnant (1300-1400) Old French remenant, present participle of remenoir “to remain”, from Latin remanere; → REMAIN

rem·nant nounChineseSyllable  

the Corpus that small part remains after of a Business something

remnant
rem‧nant /ˈremnənt/ noun [countable]1. [usually plural] a small part of something that remains after the rest of it has been used, destroyed, or eaten
    remnant of
    The remnants of a meal stood on the table.
2. a small piece of cloth left from a larger piece and sold cheaply

rem·nantBrE /ˈremnənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈremnənt/ 🔊 noun [usually plural] a part of sth that is left after the other parts have been used, removed, destroyed, etc. 残余部分；剩余部分 SYN remains ◆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。🔊🔊a small piece of cloth that is left when the rest has been sold （织物的）零头，零料；布头