
leftover
词源
源自中古英语 'left over',字面意思是‘被剩下的’,由 'left'(剩余)和 'over'(超过)组合而成。
noun
❶ 指吃剩的食物或没用完的物品,通常指一顿饭后剩下的食物可以留到下一顿吃。
“We had some leftover pizza from last night.”
(我们昨晚剩了些披萨。)
“She always saves the leftovers in the fridge.”
(她总是把剩菜放进冰箱保存。)
❶ 指残留物或剩余部分,可以是抽象或具体的事物,表示未被使用或消耗完的部分。
“The leftover fabric was used to make a small bag.”
(剩下的布料被用来做一个小包。)
“After the storm, there were leftovers of broken branches everywhere.”
(风暴过后,到处都是断枝的残余。)
adjective
❶ 形容剩余的、用剩的,指未被使用或消耗完的状态。
“She used the leftover vegetables to make soup.”
(她用剩下的蔬菜做了汤。)
“We packed the leftover food for lunch the next day.”
(我们把剩下的食物打包作为第二天的午餐。)
常见短语
leftover food — 指吃剩的食物,通常可以保存后再食用。
“Please put the leftover food in the fridge.”
(请把剩菜放进冰箱。)
leftover materials — 指工程或制作后剩余的原材料,通常可以再利用。
“The builder used leftover materials to fix the fence.”
(建筑工人用剩余的材料修理了栅栏。)