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leftover

UK //ˈlɛftəʊvə//US //ˈlɛftoʊvər//

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。)

同义词:remainder, remains, residue, surplus, excess

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。)

同义词:remaining, unused, extra, spare

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。)