remains

noun

/rɪˈmeɪnz/

[plural]

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remains (of something) the parts of something that are left after the other parts have been used, eaten, removed, etc.
- She fed the remains of her lunch to the dog.
Extra Examples
- Environmentalists say that the road will destroy the remains of the world's first commercial railway.
- The body was found among the remains of a burned-out house.
- The burned-out remains date from the 19th century.
- the mangled remains of the bomber's van
- In the middle of the clearing were the charred remains of a small fire.
- She sat watching some birds pecking at the remains of a sandwich that someone had dropped.
- The mangled remains of a bicycle were sticking out of the windscreen.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- abundant
- considerable
- extensive
- …
verb + remains
- discover
- find
- locate
- …
remains + verb
- survive
- lie
- date from…
- …
preposition
- among the remains
- in the remains
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the parts of ancient objects and buildings that have survived and are discovered in the present day
- The museum has an impressive collection of prehistoric remains.
- the remains of a Roman fort
Extra Examples
- They have found the remains of a Roman settlement on the land.
- the extensive remains of a medieval abbey
- They are excavating the remains of an Iron Age settlement.
- Considerable remains survive of the great city walls begun by Theodosius in AD 413.
Topics Buildingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- abundant
- considerable
- extensive
- …
verb + remains
- discover
- find
- locate
- …
remains + verb
- survive
- lie
- date from…
- …
preposition
- among the remains
- in the remains
See full entry
(formal) the body of a dead person or animal
- They had discovered human remains.
Extra Examples
- Gulls often feed on the remains of seal kills.
- Her remains lie at rest in St Andrew's churchyard.
- Her remains lie in an unmarked grave.
- Marie Curie's remains were exhumed and interred in the Pantheon.
- The remains have been identified as those of Carl Rider.
- This tomb holds the mortal remains of a great pharaoh.
- While excavating the site for a new hotel, workers unearthed the remains of several dinosaurs.
- abundant remains of marine algae
Topics Life stagesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- abundant
- considerable
- extensive
- …
verb + remains
- discover
- find
- locate
- …
remains + verb
- survive
- lie
- date from…
- …
preposition
- among the remains
- in the remains
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English (occasionally treated as singular): from Old French remain, from remaindre, from an informal form of Latin remanere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + manere ‘to stay’.

单词	remains
释义	remains noun /rɪˈmeɪnz/ /rɪˈmeɪnz/ [plural] jump to other results remains (of something) the parts of something that are left after the other parts have been used, eaten, removed, etc. She fed the remains of her lunch to the dog. Extra Examples Environmentalists say that the road will destroy the remains of the world's first commercial railway. The body was found among the remains of a burned-out house. The burned-out remains date from the 19th century. the mangled remains of the bomber's van In the middle of the clearing were the charred remains of a small fire. She sat watching some birds pecking at the remains of a sandwich that someone had dropped. The mangled remains of a bicycle were sticking out of the windscreen. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective abundant considerable extensive … verb + remains discover find locate … remains + verb survive lie date from… … preposition among the remains in the remains See full entry the parts of ancient objects and buildings that have survived and are discovered in the present day The museum has an impressive collection of prehistoric remains. the remains of a Roman fort Extra Examples They have found the remains of a Roman settlement on the land. the extensive remains of a medieval abbey They are excavating the remains of an Iron Age settlement. Considerable remains survive of the great city walls begun by Theodosius in AD 413. Topics Buildingsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective abundant considerable extensive … verb + remains discover find locate … remains + verb survive lie date from… … preposition among the remains in the remains See full entry (formal) the body of a dead person or animal They had discovered human remains. Extra Examples Gulls often feed on the remains of seal kills. Her remains lie at rest in St Andrew's churchyard. Her remains lie in an unmarked grave. Marie Curie's remains were exhumed and interred in the Pantheon. The remains have been identified as those of Carl Rider. This tomb holds the mortal remains of a great pharaoh. While excavating the site for a new hotel, workers unearthed the remains of several dinosaurs. abundant remains of marine algae Topics Life stagesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective abundant considerable extensive … verb + remains discover find locate … remains + verb survive lie date from… … preposition among the remains in the remains See full entry Word Originlate Middle English (occasionally treated as singular): from Old French remain, from remaindre, from an informal form of Latin remanere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + manere ‘to stay’.
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