1. left: something or someone that
is left is still there after everything or everyone else has gone or has been
used
例：
Jones scored with only two minutes left in
the fourth quarter. （瓊斯在第四節(jié)比賽只剩最后兩分鐘的時候進了一球。）
I've only got a few dollars left. （我身上只剩幾塊錢了。）
There were a couple of seats left at the
back. （最后一排還有幾個座位。）
Is there any milk left? （還有牛奶嗎？）
By 5 o'clock there was no one left in the
office. （五點的時候，辦公室已經沒人了。）
All that was left was a pile of bones. （就剩一堆白骨了。）
have something left
We don't have much time left. （我們沒多少時間了。）
How much time do we have left to finish
this? （我們還剩多少時間來做完這個？）
the only one/person/thing etc. left
If Tracey leaves, I'll be the only girl
left in the class. （要是翠西走了，我就是班上唯一的一個女生了。）
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2. be left over: something that is
left over , especially money or food, is still there after you have used
everything that you need
例：
I pay all the bills and save any money that
is left over. （我付了所有的賬單，把剩下的錢存起來。）
After we've paid the bills, there's never
much left over. （我們付了賬單后，就沒剩多少錢了。）
be left over from
Was there any food left over from the
party? （派對上剩了什么吃的嗎？）
Toy bears left over from an ad campaign
will be donated to the children's hospital. （拍完廣告不用的玩具熊會捐給兒童醫(yī)院。）
They ate some bread rolls left over from
the night before. （他們吃了一點昨晚剩的小餐包。）
We have many decorations left over from the
party. （我們有很多派對上剩的飾品。）
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3. remaining: the remaining people
or things are those that are left when the others have gone, been used, or been
dealt with?
例：
There is only one piece of bread remaining.
（只剩一片面包了。）
The few remaining guests were in the
kitchen. （只剩了幾個客人在廚房里。）
Add the remaining ingredients and simmer
for 30 minutes. （把剩下的材料加進去燉30分鐘。）
The only remaining question is whether we
can raise the money. （最后一個問題是我們是否能籌到錢。）
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4. to spare: if you have something
such as money, time, or material to spare, there is some left after you have
used as much as you need
例：
If you have time to spare, consider
volunteering at your local school. （你要是有空，可以考慮在附近的學校做志愿者。）
with something to spare
We arrived at the station with only a few
seconds to spare before the train left. （我們到車站的時候，火車馬上就要開了。）
Russia is large enough that you could fit
the United States inside it with room to spare. （俄羅斯國土面積很大，大到塞下一個美國還有得剩。）
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5. to go: if you still have four
miles, six hours, two years etc. to go , you have that distance or length of
time left before a journey or period of time is over
例：
Only another mile to go! （只剩一英里了！）
We've got another couple of hours to go
before finishing. （我們又有了幾個小時來做完它。）
with something to go
Evan scored with only two minutes to go in
the game. （伊萬在離比賽結束只有兩分鐘的時候進了一球。）
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