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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
remains
re·mains BrE [rɪˈmeɪnz] NAmE [rɪˈmeɪnz] noun plural 1. ~ (of sth) the parts of sth that are left after the other parts have been used, eaten, removed, etc • She fed the remains of her lunch to the dog. 2. the parts of ancient objects and buildings that have survived and are discovered in the present day •prehistoric remains •the remains of a Roman fort 3. (formal)the body of a dead person or animal • They had discovered human remains. Word Origin: late 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’. Thesaurus: remains [remains] noun 1. pl. •the remains of a sandwich remnant • • scraps • • leftover • remains/remnants/scraps/leftovers from/of sth the last remains/remnants/scraps Remains or remnants? Remains is used especially to describe what is left of sth that has been mostly eaten or burnt; remnant is mostly used to describe much larger things that have become smaller, either in the course of history or because of some great event •the remains of a meal/breakfast/lunch • the remnants of a forest/an empire/an army 2. pl. •The museum has an impressive collection of prehistoric remains. ruin/ruins • • wreckage • • wreck • • rubble • • debris • the remains/ruins/wreckage/wreck of a building/vehicle, etc. in/amid/among/amongst the remains/ruins/wreckage/rubble/debris ancient/Roman remains/ruins Example Bank: •Considerable remains survive of the great city walls begun by Theodosius in AD 413. •Environmentalists say that the road will destroy the remains of the world's first commercial railway. •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 body was found among the remains of a burned-out house. •The burned-out remains date from the 19th century. •The ivory gull often follows polar bears to feed on the remains of seal kills. •The remains have been identified as those of Carl Rider. •The remains have been identified as those of a Mr Thomas, who lived in Richmond. •They are excavating the remains of an Iron Age settlement. •This tomb holds the mortal remains of King Richard III. •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. •While excavating the site, workers unearthed the remains of several dinosaurs. •abundant remains of marine algae •the extensive remains of a medieval abbey •the extensive remains of an Aztec pyramid •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. •The museum has an impressive collection of prehistoric remains. •They have found the remains of a Roman settlement on the land. •human remains
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