leftover是什么意思？

leftover

英[ˈleftəʊvə(r)] 美[ˈleftoʊvə(r)]

• adj. 剩余的，未用完的，吃剩的；
• n. 剩余物，残羹剩菜；

复数：leftovers;

例句

• They still slept with the lights on, a leftover from more dangerous times. 他们仍旧开着灯睡觉,那是危险时期留下来的习惯。
• leftover fabric 边角布料
• leftover vegetables 剩菜
• The cook will utilise the leftover ham bone to make soup. 厨师要用吃剩的猪腿骨做汤.
• He's a leftover from the hippies in the 1960s. 他是20世纪60年代嬉皮士的残余分子。
• The cook will utilize the leftover ham bone to make soup. 厨师要用吃剩的猪腿骨做汤。
• Leftover food and unwashed dishes cover the dirty counters. 台面上又脏又乱，尽是残羹剩菜和未洗的盘子。
• He dragged a foot when he walked, a leftover from polio. 他走路时一瘸一拐的，那是小儿麻痹的后遗症。
• ...a leftover from the time our planet was first formed... 我们这个星球形成之初的遗迹
• Leftover chicken makes a wonderful salad. 剩下的鸡肉可做成一盘美味色拉。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-PLURAL
  残羹剩饭；剩菜；吃剩的食物
  You can refer to food that has not been eaten after a meal as leftovers .
  例句
  Refrigerate any leftovers... 把剩菜放进冰箱里。 The only food I ever got was the family's leftovers. 我所得到的唯一食物就是这家人的残羹剩饭。
• ADJ
  剩余的；用剩的；吃剩的
  You use leftover to describe an amount of something that remains after the rest of it has been used or eaten.
  例句
  ...leftover pieces of wallpaper... 剩下的墙纸 Leftover chicken makes a wonderful salad. 剩下的鸡肉可做成一盘美味色拉。
• N-COUNT
  残存物；遗留物
  If you say that something is a leftover from a past period of time, you mean that it has its origin there and still exists even though most other things connected to that time have disappeared.
  例句
  ...a leftover from the time our planet was first formed... 我们这个星球形成之初的遗迹 He dragged a foot when he walked, a leftover from polio. 他走路时一瘸一拐的，那是小儿麻痹的后遗症。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  剩余的,未用完的
  leftover vegetables 剩菜 leftover fabric 边角布料

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
• Adjective
  1. not used up;
  "leftover meatloaf""she had a little money left over so she went to a movie""some odd dollars left""saved the remaining sandwiches for supper""unexpended provisions"
  2. uneaten and saved for eating later;
  "leftover food served at a later meal""yesterday's reheated soup"