
好词典

由 'left'(剩下的)和 'over'(剩余的)组合而成,字面意思是'剩下的东西',最早用于指食物剩余。
❶ 指吃剩的食物,通常指一顿饭后剩下的饭菜,可以保存起来下次再吃。
“We had leftovers from last night's dinner for lunch today.”
(我们今天午餐吃了昨晚剩下的饭菜。)
“She always saves the leftovers in the fridge.”
(她总是把剩菜放进冰箱保存。)
eat the leftovers — 指吃掉剩下的食物,常用于家庭或日常对话中。
“I don't feel like cooking, so let's just eat the leftovers.”
(我不想做饭了,我们就吃剩菜吧。)