remnant

英 [ˈremnənt]

美 [ˈremnənt]

n.  残余部分; 剩余部分; (织物的)零头，零料; 布头

复数：remnants　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.7533 / COCA.6394

牛津词典

noun

• 残余部分；剩余部分
  a part of sth that is left after the other parts have been used, removed, destroyed, etc.
  1. 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。
• （织物的）零头，零料；布头
  a small piece of cloth that is left when the rest has been sold

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 剩余部分;残余部分;残迹;残存物
  Theremnants ofsomething are small parts of it that are left over when the main part has disappeared or been destroyed.
  1. After twenty-four hours of fighting, the remnants of the force were fleeing...
     战斗持续了24个小时后，该部队残部打算溜掉。
  2. Beneath the present church were remnants of Roman flooring...
     在现在的教堂下面是古罗马时期地面的遗存。
  3. Obedience by women towards men is a remnant of religious teaching.
     女人对男人的顺从是宗教教义的残迹。
• 布头;边角余料
  Aremnantis a small piece of cloth that is left over when most of the cloth has been sold. Shops usually sell remnants cheaply.

英英释义

noun

• a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
  Synonym:endremainderoddment
• a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
  Synonym:leftover

双语例句

• With no outward forces to oppose gravitational forces, the remnant will collapse in on itself.
  由于没有向外的力量对抗重力吸引，残留物就会向它自身里面崩塌。
• The relative crystallinity and the peak gelatinization temperature of remnant granules became larger as the degree of gelatinization increased.
  淀粉颗粒糊化程度越高，所得残存颗粒的相对结晶度和糊化峰值温度越大。
• Each Great Observatory image highlights different characteristics of the remnant.
  各天文台的图象突出了遗迹不同的特点。
• But let me explain why this doctrine against character perfection is such a deadly menace to the remnant church.
  让我解释一下，为什么这一反对品格完全的教义对余民教会来说是如此致命的威胁呢？
• Obedience by women towards men is a remnant of religious teaching.
  女人对男人的顺从是宗教教义的残迹。
• Seen here is the small remnant of spleen in a patient with sickle cell anemia.
  如图可见镰状细胞贫血患者残存的小脾脏。
• Wisdom teeth are another vestigial remnant.
  智牙是另一种退化遗留物。
• This island is just one remnant of Atlantis; I will find another.
  这个岛只是亚特兰蒂斯残余之一；我会找到其他的。
• There's the remnant of satin she stole.
  这就是她偷去的那块零头缎子。
• I approached the verge of despair; a remnant of self-respect was all that intervened between me and the gulf.
  我接近了绝望的边缘；只有自尊心的一点残余把我和那深渊隔开。