residue

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res·i·due /ˈrezədjuː $ -duː/ noun

1 HC[countableC, uncountableU] a substance that remains on a surface, in a container etc and cannot be removed easily, or that remains after a chemical process 剩余物，残留物，渣滓

residue from

residue from sewage treatment plants

污水处理厂排出的残余物

The flies leave a sticky residue on crops.

苍蝇在庄稼上留下黏糊糊的分泌物。

Rinse off any soap residue.

冲净残留的肥皂。

2 REMAIN/BE LEFT[countableC] formal the part of something that is left after the rest has gone or been taken away 剩余，残余

residue of

The residue of the stock was sold.

剩余存货已售出。

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residue• They are sometimes acidic to neutralise any alkaline residues carried over from the washing process and sometimes include disinfectants.• Peel bananas, removing any residue left by skin.• The boiling off of liquids, he noted, leaves an intensely, sometimes unpleasantly bitter residue.• That notion is quite compatible with a certain residue of benevolent despotism exercised by Tory squires.• The structure makes clear why certain residues are highly conserved.• As I soaked in the hot pool, I felt the weeks of accumulated tear-gas residue seeping out of my pores.• Soap can leave a slight residue on your skin.• Yet the feeble post-Soviet residue still houses thousands of nuclear weapons.• They were the residue of titles that had since gone into paperback editions.

leave ... residue• City dwellers should use a light conditioner because heavy ones can leave residues which attract grime.• This is not always necessary on liquid-based foundation as it dries and will set without leaving any residue.

residue of• a residue of anger and hatred

Origin residue

(1300-1400) Old French residu, from Latin residuum, from residere; → RESIDE

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