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。