【remnant音标】 英[ˈremnənt] 美[ˈremnənt]
【单词释义】 remnant是什么意思：
n.剩余部分；残余部分；残余物；零料，零头布adj.剩余的；残留的
[单词分级] 英语六级/考研词汇
[单词复数] remnants
【remnant形近词/近似词】
tenant n.房客，租户；佃户 vt.（作为租赁者）租借，居住
resonant adj.洪亮的；嘹亮的；回响的；共振的；共鸣的
covenant n.契约；协议；盖印合同 v.立约，立誓；订立盟约；订立契约
lieutenant n.陆军中尉；海军或空军)上尉；副职官员
pennant n.锦旗；三角旗；（船上用的）信号旗
【单词例句】
◇ "Lots of patients understand that what they need to do is remove food remnants," says Josefine Hirschfeld, associate professor and specialist in restorative dentistry at the University of Birmingham in the UK. "That is only partially true. It's much more important to remove bacteria from the teeth."
英国伯明翰大学副教授、修复牙科学专家约瑟芬·赫希菲尔德说：“很多患者知道刷牙需要清除食物残渣。他们只说对了一半。事实上，清除牙齿上的细菌要重要得多。”
---- How to properly brush your teeth
◇ The inability to explain them led to speculation that gamma-ray bursts were the remnants of nuclear battles between alien civilizations,or even the exhaust energy of extraterrestrial spaceships going into warp drive.
由于无法解释这种现象，因此人们推测这些伽马射线爆炸是外星人之间核战争的遗迹，甚至后来有人认为是外星人飞船偏离轨道后释放的最后能量。
---- The Big Bang