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单词 leftover
释义

leftover

1 of 2

noun

left·​over ˈleft-ˌō-vər How to pronounce leftover (audio)
1
: something that remains unused or unconsumed
especially : leftover food served at a later meal
usually used in plural
2
: an anachronistic survival : vestige

leftover

2 of 2

adjective

: not consumed or used
leftover food
leftover space

Synonyms

Noun

  • end
  • fag end
  • oddment
  • remainder
  • remnant
  • scrap
  • stub
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Noun Are we having leftovers again? The law is a leftover from earlier times.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Those plates and spoons, along with leftover food, can be dumped together into compost bins stationed all around the fairgrounds, which will also be staffed with volunteers offering direction on how best to dispose of everything. Kaitlin Mccallum, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2022 Berge, a prep cook and caterer, would come home with leftover food — mostly single ingredients prepped and ready to go. Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022 The base commander got wind of it and began ordering the cooks and orderlies to douse the leftover food with bleach. New York Times, 18 July 2022 The asteroids represent the leftover material still hanging around after the giant planets in our solar system, including Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, formed. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Oct. 2021 Steal This Album, composed of leftover material from the Toxicity sessions, arrived in 2002, while Hypnotize and Mesmerize both dropped in 2005. Jeremy Gordon, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2021 Stuff parlor pizza dough (or the kind sold in a tube at the supermarket) with marinara sauce, sautéed veggies, shredded rotisserie or leftover chicken, and cheese. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2022 Barack Obama canceled Bush’s moon project, but left in place the plans for the heavy-lift rocket capable of carrying people to deep space that would use leftover space-shuttle engines and boosters. Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2022 But the leftover resin also has other potential uses. Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 26 Aug. 2022
Adjective
Once your pup is done drinking, release your grip and any leftover water will go back into the bottle. Melanie Rud, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022 The leftover duck fat makes the roasted veggie side dish taste great. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2022 Like other meteors, the Aquarids comes from leftover comet particles and bits from broken asteroids. Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 5 May 2022 The existence of such a pattern supports the growing evidence that suggests the culprit behind FRBs is a neutron star, the leftover core of a once-giant star that has burned through its fuel. Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 15 July 2022 Planck, another space observatory, was used to measure the cosmic microwave background, or the leftover radiation from the big bang 13.8 billion years ago. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 May 2022 Another passenger offered a leftover doughnut to serve as a makeshift wedding cake, which the bride and groom split in half and fed to each other. Bymichelle Stoddart, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2022 Elsewhere, a scattering of diamonds on an abstract necklace recalled leftover snippets of ribbon or trim. Vogue, 7 June 2022 As a nod to the Pizza Swiss Steak, Alexis makes a charred tomato pan sauce in the leftover steak fat using grape tomatoes, shallots, and capers. Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1864, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

leftover

noun

left·​over ˈleft-ˌō-vər How to pronounce leftover (audio)
: something (as food) left over We had leftovers for supper.

leftover 1 of 2

noun

1
as in scrap
an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value that doormat is just a leftover from when the new carpet was installed

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • scrap
  • remainder
  • remnant
  • piece
  • rest
  • residual
  • leavings
  • oddment
  • end
  • stub
  • fag end
  • residue
  • shred
  • sliver
  • pickings
  • vestige
  • remains
  • fragment
  • stump
  • refuse
  • splinter
  • flake
  • scraping(s)
  • chip
  • ribbon(s)
  • balance
  • odds and ends
  • tatter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • whole
2
as in rest
leftovers plural a remaining group or portion take as many of these calendars as you want, and put the leftovers back on the shelf

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • rest
  • remainder
  • leavings
  • remnant
  • residue
  • residuum
  • remains
  • surplus
  • fragment
  • scrap
  • balance
  • odds and ends
  • excess
  • vestige
  • stump
  • overabundance
  • stub
  • surfeit
  • butt
  • overflow
  • fat
  • overage
  • oversupply
  • oddment
  • superabundance
  • overkill
  • scraping(s)
  • superfluity
  • overmuch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • bulk
  • mass
  • body
  • weight
  • main
  • most

leftover

2 of 2

adjective

as in remaining
still existing or present after other parts are used or removed This recipe is a great way to use up leftover rice.

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • remaining
  • residual
  • lingering
  • staying
  • lasting
  • persisting
  • continuing
  • enduring
  • surviving
  • running on
  • holding on
  • holding up
  • abiding
  • keeping up
  • biding
  • perduring
  • sticking around
  • tarrying
  • carrying through
  • prevailing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dying (down)
  • waning
  • dying
  • passing
  • subsiding
  • finishing
  • letting up
  • ebbing
  • ending
  • moderating
  • expiring
  • closing
  • stopping
  • lapsing
  • abating
  • concluding
  • winding up
  • terminating
  • quitting
  • leaving off
  • discontinuing
  • ceasing
  • desisting
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