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leftover

英 ['leftəʊvə] 美 ['lɛftovɚ]

解释

n. 残留物；吃剩的饭菜；剩余物
adj. 残余的；吃剩的

※ 提供单词"leftover"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

leftover 遗留物

即留下的。

英文词源

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.

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例句和用法

1. 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。

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。

3. Leftover chicken makes a wonderful salad.: 剩下的鸡肉可做成一盘美味色拉。

4. 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。

5. These narrow roads are a leftover from the days of horse - drawn carriages.: 这些小道是从马车时代沿用下来的.