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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。
剩余物；残余；废墟
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剩余物；残余；废墟
objects or parts that are left after the rest has been used, removed, or destroyed
The remains of the ancient city are being excavated.
古城遗址正在被发掘。
遗体
The body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.
未使用或仍然存在的物体
any object that is left unused or still extant
历史或考古遗迹
Historical or archaeological relics.
人的尸体
the dead body of a human being
After the fire, the remains of the old library were still smoking.
火灾过后，旧图书馆的废墟还在冒烟。
AI contextual example
The archaeologists carefully studied the remains of a Roman bathhouse.
考古学家仔细研究了罗马浴场的遗迹。
AI contextual example
Tom scraped the remains of his dinner into the bin.
汤姆把晚餐的剩饭刮进垃圾桶。
AI contextual example
I threw out the remains of my dinner
我扔掉了晚餐的剩菜。
WordNet
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。
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。
介词短语说明位置或来源。
Remains of food were left on the table.
食物的残渣留在桌子上。
Not this
The remains of the castle is very old.
Use this
The remains of the castle are very old.
学习者误将‘remains’视为单数名词，但‘remains’是复数形式，谓语动词应用复数‘are’而非‘is’。
Not this
We studied the remains from the ancient civilization.
Use this
We studied the remains of the ancient civilization.
表示‘……的遗迹’应使用介词‘of’而非‘from’，‘remains of’是固定搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
骨灰
The family scattered the cremated remains in the ocean.
家人将骨灰撒入大海。
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。
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。
骨骼遗骸
Police found skeletal remains in the woods.
警方在树林中发现了骨骼遗骸。
历史遗迹
The city preserves many historical remains.
这座城市保留了许多历史遗迹。
《长日将尽》
The novel 'The Remains of the Day' explores themes of duty and regret.
小说《长日将尽》探讨了责任与悔恨的主题。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
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remains 联想 're'（再次）+ 'mains'（主要），主要部分再次留下变为剩余或遗体。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.