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
中文詞源
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60年代嬉皮士的殘余分子。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. These narrow roads are a leftover from the days of horse - drawn carriages.
- 這些小道是從馬車時代沿用下來的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》