leftover

英 ['left??v?] 美['l?ftov?]
  • n. 殘留物;吃剩的飯菜;剩余物
  • adj. 殘余的;吃剩的

低頻詞暢通詞匯

詞態(tài)變化


復(fù)數(shù):?leftovers;

中文詞源


leftover 遺留物

即留下的。

英文詞源


leftover (adj.)
also left-over, "remaining, not used up," 1890, from left + over. The noun meaning "something left over" is from 1891; leftovers "excess food after a meal" (especially if re-served later) is from 1878; in this sense Old English had metelaf.

雙語例句


1. Leftover food and unwashed dishes cover the dirty counters.
臺(tái)面上又臟又亂,盡是殘羹剩菜和未洗的盤子。

來自柯林斯例句

2. He dragged a foot when he walked, a leftover from polio.
他走路時(shí)一瘸一拐的,那是小兒麻痹的后遺癥。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Leftover chicken makes a wonderful salad.
剩下的雞肉可做成一盤美味色拉。

來自柯林斯例句

4. He's a leftover from the hippies in the 1960s.
他是20世紀(jì)60年代嬉皮士的殘余分子。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

5. These narrow roads are a leftover from the days of horse - drawn carriages.
這些小道是從馬車時(shí)代沿用下來的.

來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》