leftover

英 [ˈleftəʊvə(r)]

美 [ˈleftoʊvər]

n.  吃剩的食物; 残羹剩饭; 遗留物; 残存物; 遗留下来的风俗习惯
adj.  剩余的; 吃剩的; 未用完的

复数：leftovers　

高考

Collins.1 / BNC.22683 / COCA.9769

牛津词典

noun

• 吃剩的食物；残羹剩饭
  food that has not been eaten at the end of a meal
• 遗留物；残存物；遗留下来的风俗习惯
  an object, a custom or a way of behaving that remains from an earlier time
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• 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 asleftovers.
  1. Refrigerate any leftovers...
     把剩菜放进冰箱里。
  2. 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 useleftoverto describe an amount of something that remains after the rest of it has been used or eaten.
  1. ...leftover pieces of wallpaper...
     剩下的墙纸
  2. 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 isa leftover froma 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.
  1. ...a leftover from the time our planet was first formed...
     我们这个星球形成之初的遗迹
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
  Synonym:remnant

adj

• not used up
  1. leftover meatloaf
  2. she had a little money left over so she went to a movie
  3. some odd dollars left
  4. saved the remaining sandwiches for supper
  5. unexpended provisions
  Synonym:left over(p)left(p)oddremainingunexpended

双语例句

• You can also get creative and use leftover vegetables from the kitchen.
  你可以再有创意一点，比如加点厨房里剩下的蔬菜什么的。
• But someone messed up the place with leftover food and beer bottles.
  可是，那天晚上有人把办公室弄的乱七八糟，到处都是吃剩的东西和啤酒瓶。
• You can use leftover turkey in casseroles and sandwiches.
  你可以用剩下的火鸡肉做砂锅菜和三明治。
• I was worried to see unhealthy leftover snacks being eaten by sea gulls.
  我担心地看到海鸥正在啃食被吃剩的不健康的小吃。
• You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one leftover chicken wing.
  冰箱里有特百惠的保鲜盒，内盛三口米饭或一块吃剩的鸡翅。
• I eat parts of meat and vegetables I normally would have thrown out, and I always take home any leftover food.
  以前我通常会扔掉肉和蔬菜的那些部分，现在我都吃了，并始终将剩菜打包；
• My mother can make the delicious food with leftover food.
  我妈妈可以用剩余的食物做成美味的食物。
• I still get excited when I open the fridge and see leftover noodles in those cartons.
  直到现在，每当我打开冰箱，看见那些装在纸盒里的没吃完的面条，心里还是会激动不已。
• I always like to work on leftovers, doing the leftover things.
  我一向喜欢拿剩余的东西来创作，做剩余物的作品。
• My leftover muffins never tasted this good.
  我剩下的松饼从来没有这么好吃。