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remainder

🇬🇧 UK/ri'meindә/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREB1

Definitions

n.

The part that is left over after others have been removed; the amount left after division.

剩余部分;余数

v.

To sell off unsold books or goods at a reduced price.

削价出售(滞销书等)

adj.

Left over; remaining.

剩余的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
mainstay, remain, dwell
+
dconnector
+
erone who does, agent
=remainder

Common Collocations

  • 1.the remainder of the day当天剩余时间
  • 2.for the remainder在剩余的时间里
  • 3.divide with a remainder除后有余数
  • 4.[sell off the remainder]处理剩余部分

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She spent the remainder of the afternoon reading in the garden.

  • 2.

    When you divide 17 by 5, the remainder is 2.

  • 3.

    The remainder of the tickets will be sold at the door tonight.

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