(1)剩余物(parts of sth that are left after most of it has been taken away or destroyed)[N(of)]：the～of last night's supper/a meal/the meat/the coffee/the paper labels 昨晚的剩饭/剩饭/剩肉/没喝完的咖啡/余下的纸标签;the～of an army/a family/a wreck 残兵/遗族/失事飞机(船只)的残骸;

(2)废墟，遗迹(地)(part of buildings，etc from a much earlier period of history)：a tremendous number of ancient Roman～大量的古罗马遗迹;material～of ancient culture 古文化遗物; fossil～of prehistoric animals 史前动物的残骸化石;the～of an abbey 修道院的废墟;

(3)遗体(body of a dead person)(fml)：the～of dinosaur 恐龙的残骸;We'll bury the/his～this afternoon. 今天下午我们就要埋葬这具尸体/他的遗体。

【辨异】remains与rest²、 remnants、remainder、relic、residue 和balance的区别见BALANCE。