1 what is left behind after other parts have been used or taken away 剩下或剩余的部份:
The builders found the remains of a Roman mosaic floor.建筑工人发现了一处有古罗马式拼花地板的遗迹。
2 (formal 正式) a dead body (sometimes one that has been found somewhere a long time after death) 遗体;遗骨:
Human remains were discovered in the wood.树林内发现人类骸骨。