"leavings" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 剩饭剩菜
• 残渣

Definition

指主要部分被拿走或使用后留下的东西，特别是剩饭剩菜或残渣。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式或文学语境，通常指剩饭剩菜，但也可以指任何剩余物。现代口语更常说“剩饭剩菜”或“残渣”。

Examples

The dog ate the leavings under the table.

狗把桌子下的**剩饭剩菜**吃了。

We threw away the leavings after dinner.

晚饭后我们把**剩饭剩菜**扔掉了。

Ants carried away the sweet leavings.

蚂蚁搬走了甜的**残渣**。

After the party, the only thing left on the table were a few sad leavings.

聚会结束后，桌上只剩下一些可怜的**剩饭剩菜**。

He poked at the leavings on his plate and sighed.

他拨弄着盘子里的**残渣**，叹了口气。

The forest floor was covered with the leavings of last autumn.

森林地面上覆盖着去年秋天的**残渣**。