leftover

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n. 剩货, 残留物, 剩饭 a. 残余的

发音

US

词形变化

leftovers 复数 leftovers

别名

left over left-over

教材释义与例句

名词

残留物；吃剩的饭菜；剩余物

food that has not been eaten at the end of a meal

形容词

残余的；吃剩的

remaining after all the rest has been used, taken, or eaten

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something left behind; an excess or remainder.

    残余

    It's a leftover from yesterday, but it's still perfectly good.

  2. 2.

    Remaining after a meal is complete or eaten for a later meal or snack.

    Not leftovers again!

    The entire wheel of cheese is a leftover from the party.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Remaining; left behind; extra; odd; in reserve.

    Do you want some of the leftover supplies from the event?

    I have some leftover spaghetti in the fridge, so I don't plan to cook tonight.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

remnant

上位词 6

rest balance residue remainder residual residuum
形容词

同义词 4

left odd remaining unexpended

近义相关 1

unexhausted

词源

From left (“remaining, abandoned”) + over (“excess”).

来源：wiktionary