Leftovers Meaning in English

word · lemma: leftover

US

/ˈɫɛfˌtoʊvɝz/

LEFT-oh-vurz

UK

/lˈɛftəʊvəz/

LEFT-oh-vuhz

释义

Food that remains uneaten after a meal and can be saved to eat later. Sometimes, 'leftovers' can also mean anything left after the main part is used or taken.

用法与细微差别

Almost always used in the plural "leftovers" for food. Common phrase: "eat the leftovers", "have leftovers". Primarily casual or neutral; mainly refers to food but can sometimes mean other remaining things, especially in informal speech.

• Spanish: sobras (de comida)
• Portuguese (BR): sobras (de comida)
• Portuguese (PT): restos (de comida)
• Chinese (Simplified): 剩饭剩菜
• Chinese (Traditional): 剩菜剩飯
• Hindi: बचा हुआ खाना
• Arabic: بقايا الطعام
• Bengali: বাঁশি খাবার
• Russian: остатки (еды)
• Japanese: 残り物
• Vietnamese: thức ăn thừa
• Korean: 남은 음식
• Turkish: artan yemekler
• Urdu: بچا ہوا کھانا
• Indonesian: sisa makanan

例句

We had pizza leftovers for lunch.

basic

Please store the leftovers in the fridge.

basic

There are some leftovers from dinner.

basic

She turned last night's leftovers into a delicious soup.

natural

I don't mind eating leftovers for a quick meal.

natural

After the party, there were lots of leftovers to share.

natural