/rɪ'meɪndə(r); rɪ`mendɚ/
n
1 (usu 通常作 the remainder) [Gp] remaining people, things or time; the rest 剩下的人、事物或时间; 剩余部分
*Ten people came but the remainder stayed away. 来了十个人, 其余的没来.
* We spent the remainder of the day sightseeing. 这天剩下的时间我们到各处观光.
2 [C usu sing 通常作单数] (mathematics 数) quantity left after subtraction or division 差数; 余数
*Divide
2 into 7, and the answer is 3, (with) remainder 1. 2除7, 商3余1. =>Usage at rest3 用法见rest3.
3 [C] number of copies of a book left unsold after demand has almost ceased （某书因滞销而积压的）全部剩余册数
*[attrib 作定语] a remainder merchant 买卖剩余图书的书商.

v [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] sell (unsold copies of a book) at a reduced price 削价出售（滞销的某书）.

n
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Anglo-French;Origin:Old French remaindre; REMAIN]
the remainder
the part of something that is left after everything else has gone or been dealt with
= the rest
　The remainder must be paid by the end of June.
the remainder of
　He spent the remainder of his police career behind a desk.
[C]a) the number you get when you subtract one number from another number
b) the number that is left when you divide one number by another number
　Fifteen divided by four gives you a remainder of 3.