remaining

/rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ri-ˈmā-niŋ/ (ame, mw)

remaining — adjective

  • remainingpositive
  • more remainingcomparative
  • most remainingsuperlative

1. still present or available after the rest has been taken, used, or finished

1.形容詞B2
釋義

still present or available after the rest has been taken, used, or finished

例句

The remaining bread from yesterday went into the pudding that Asher made.

attributive use: remaining + noun (bread, food, tickets)

Quan checked the remaining questions on the test before the bell rang.

同義詞
  • left

    more general and informal; works in most of the same positions ('any food left?')

  • leftover

    usually describes food or materials not consumed, with a slightly informal tone

  • outstanding

    used for work, payments, or issues still to be dealt with, not for physical objects

  • residual

    more technical or formal; describes a small amount left after a process

反義詞
  • used up

    emphasises that nothing is left because everything has been consumed

  • gone

    informal way of saying nothing remains ('all the bread is gone')

用法筆記

Used before a noun (attributive: the remaining food) or after a linking verb or noun (predicative: money remaining). Unlike many adjectives that also work as verbs, 'remaining' cannot be replaced by 'remain' before a noun.

常見錯誤

❌Please eat the remain food before it goes bad.
✅Please eat the remaining food before it goes bad.
💡'Remain' is a verb; the adjective form is 'remaining'.
❌There is no remain time left for the exam.
✅There is no remaining time left for the exam.
💡Use 'remaining' (adjective), not 'remain' (verb), to describe what is left over.