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

• 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。
• 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。
• Since the factory moved, this town has only a remnant of its former population.
  自从那家工厂迁走后，这个小镇只剩下了原先的居民。
• Objective To evaluate the characteristics of autophagy in fibrotic and postoperative remnant liver.
  目的了解肝纤维化和肝切除时同肝脏再生并行的自噬现象的表现和差别。
• This is a remnant of putschism.
  这是盲动主义的残余。
• There's the remnant of satin she stole.
  这就是她偷去的那块零头缎子。
• The narcissism and remnant attachment mechanism in national masculinity played an important role which couldn't be ignored.
  民族国家男性建构转向中的自恋和残余的依恋机制，在这里微妙发挥了不可小觑的作用。
• Others disagree on several grounds, including that no remnant shoreline has been detected.
  也有人不同意，基于好几条理由，包括没有探测到海岸线的遗迹。
• Now, though, that last remnant of traditional retail regulation is cracking as well.
  不过现在传统零售规则最后的这一丝痕迹也要被抹去了。
• 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。