(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 昨晚的剩飯/剩飯/剩肉/沒喝完的咖啡/余下的紙標簽;the～of an army/a family/a wreck 殘兵/遺族/失事飛機(船只)的殘骸;
(2)廢墟，遺跡(地)(part of buildings，etc from a much earlier period of history)：a tremendous number of ancient Roman～大量的古羅馬遺跡;material～of ancient culture 古文化遺物; fossil～of prehistoric animals 史前動物的殘骸化石;the～of an abbey 修道院的廢墟;
(3)遺體(body of a dead person)(fml)：the～of dinosaur 恐龍的殘骸;We'll bury the/his～this afternoon. 今天下午我們就要埋葬這具尸體/他的遺體。
【辨異】remains與rest2、 remnants、remainder、relic、residue 和balance的區(qū)別見BALANCE。