leavings

n. 剩余, 残渣 [机] 残渣

词形变化

only 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A worthless and incidental residuum, such as scraps from a meal, or shavings or sawdust from wood.

    仅复数

    The poor survive on the leavings of the rich and wasteful.

    1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London I daresay we can find one of those devoted, hard-working little scrubs who are glad to come for nothing and live on the table leavings. And when there's nothing else for her to do she can always put in some time working in the garden—I have to keep it in order.

词源

Participial form of "leave".

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