新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

remainder

英  [rɪˈmeɪndə]
    

[PRON]

    PRON. 代词
  • 1剩余部分

    If you use the remainder to refer to part of a group, you are referring to the things or people that still remain after the other things or people have already been mentioned or dealt with.

    双语例句

    例:

    Only 5.9 per cent of the area is now covered in trees. Most of the remainder is farmland.

    该地区现在的树木覆盖率仅为5.9%。剩余部分大多是农田。

    QUANT. 数量词
  • 1剩余部分

    The remainder of a group are the things or people that still remain after the other things or people have gone or have been dealt with.

    近义词

    rest

    双语例句

    例:

    He gulped down the remainder of his coffee.

    他一口喝完了剩下的咖啡。