Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #4358
remains
剩余物；残余；废墟
objects or parts that are left after the rest has been used, removed, or destroyed
- 1.
The body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.
遗体
- 2.
any object that is left unused or still extant
未使用或仍然存在的物体
- 3.
Historical or archaeological relics.
历史或考古遗迹
- 4.
the dead body of a human being
人的尸体
- 5.
The extant writings of a deceased person.
已故者的遗作
- 6.
All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants.
剩余物
遗体；尸体；遗骸；遗体；未使用或仍然存在的物体；历史或考古遗迹；人的尸体
In use
After the fire, the remains of the old library were still smoking.
The archaeologists carefully studied the remains of a Roman bathhouse.
Tom scraped the remains of his dinner into the bin.
I threw out the remains of my dinner
the remains of sth
通常用定冠词表示特定残留物或遗址。
The remains of the ancient city are being excavated.
古城遗址正在被发掘。
adj + remains
形容词常修饰remains，指明类型，如human, archaeological。
Human remains were found at the crime scene.
在犯罪现场发现了人类遗骸。
remains + prep + noun
Connections
Collocations
- human remains
- 人类遗骸
- The archaeologists discovered human remains at the site.考古学家在现场发现了人类遗骸。
- cremated remains
- 骨灰
- The family scattered the cremated remains in the ocean.家人将骨灰撒入大海。
- archaeological remains
- 考古遗迹
- The archaeological remains date back to the Bronze Age.这些考古遗迹可追溯到青铜时代。
- fossil remains
- 化石遗骸
- Fossil remains of dinosaurs have been found in this region.该地区发现了恐龙化石遗骸。
- skeletal remains
- 骨骼遗骸
- Police found skeletal remains in the woods.警方在树林中发现了骨骼遗骸。
- historical remains
Learner notes
Memory Tip
remains 联想 're'（再次）+ 'mains'（主要），主要部分再次留下变为剩余或遗体。
Context & Register
作为名词时，“remains”的语体偏正式，常用于考古、法律或新闻报道等场合。指“遗体”时较委婉，指“残留物”时比“leftovers”更正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the ending '-ains' pronounced /eɪnz/, rhyming with the noun 'remains'. Note that words like 'reminds' (/rɪˈmaɪndz/) look similar but have a different vowel sound (/aɪ/ vs /eɪ/) and do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
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