英语单词 | remnant |
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英美音标 | 英 ['remnənt] 美 ['remnənt] |
中文释义 | n.残余;残剩余;残存者;零头 adj.剩余的 |
英语例句 | (1) If something has been partly used or destroyed, we use remains or remnants. (2) I will sell this remnant to you, at cost. (3) The remnants of last night's meal were still on the table. (4) She bought a remnant of silk at a bargain. (5) The beautiful curtain is made of remnant materials. |
中文例句 | (1) 若某物的一部分已用掉或毁掉,其剩余或残存部分可用。 (2) 我愿将此剩货照成本卖给你。 (3) 昨天晚上的剩余物还在桌子上。 (4) 她廉价购得一块零头丝布。 (5) 这个漂亮的窗帘是用零头布做的。 |
vocabulary简明 | A remnant is something that's left over, once the rest is used up. If you plan to sew a shirt using only a remnant, it might have to be a midriff shirt. |
vocabulary扩展 | The noun remnant can also be used to refer to leftover things other than cloth. The origin of the word might help you remember this, more all-purpose, meaning — it comes from the French remanant, which means "to remain." Think of it this way: a remnant is something that remains, or is left behind. For example, the remnants from the ancient battle gave archaeologists clues from which to infer what had happened. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]剩余部分;残余部分;残迹;残存物 The remnants of something are small parts of it that are left over when the main part has disappeared or been destroyed. [usu N
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]布头;边角余料 A remnant is a small piece of cloth that is left over when most of the cloth has been sold. Shops usually sell remnants cheaply. |
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