offcuts

/ˈɔfkʌts/ /ˈɔfkəts/

Meanings

noun

边角料，下脚料

A piece that has been cut off of a larger piece when not needed; surplus.

Examples :

"The carpenter used the offcuts of wood to build a small birdhouse. "

木匠用剩下的边角料做了一个小鸟屋。

Related Words

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

那个，那件事。

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

我姐姐带了几本书去图书馆，那本是关于恐龙的。

been noun

/biːn/ /bɛn/

蜜蜂

"The bee population in our local park is declining, impacting the pollination of the flowers. "

我们当地公园的蜜蜂数量正在减少，这影响了花朵的授粉。

larger adjective

/ˈlɑː.d͡ʒə/ /ˈlɑɹ.d͡ʒɚ/

更大，较大。

"Russia is a large country. The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size. He has a large collection of stamps."

俄罗斯是个大国。果蝇就身体而言有很大的眼睛。他有大量的邮票收藏。

birdhouse noun

/ˈbɜːrdˌhaʊs/ /ˈbɝːdˌhaʊs/

鸟屋，鸟巢。

"The children painted a colorful birdhouse for their backyard. "

孩子们为他们的后院画了一个色彩鲜艳的小鸟屋。

surplus noun

/ˈsɜːpləs/ /ˈsɝpləs/

剩余，盈余，过剩。

"After the party, there was a surplus of cake; everyone had eaten their fill. "

聚会结束后，还剩下很多蛋糕；大家都吃饱了，蛋糕就过剩了。

build noun

/bɪld/

体格，身材

"Rugby players are of sturdy build."

橄榄球运动员体格健壮。

piece noun

/piːs/

部分，块。

"I’d like another piece of pie."

我想要再来一块派。

needed verb

/ˈniːdɪd/

需要，必需。

"Living things need water to survive."

生物需要水才能生存。

small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

腰部, 背部。

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

孩子背着沉重的书包去上学后，腰疼得厉害。

used verb

/juːzd/

使用，利用。

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

这个学生使用计算器来解决这道数学题。

when noun

/ʍɛn/ /wɛn/

时间，时刻

"A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how."

一篇好的文章会涵盖人物、事件、时间、地点、原因和方式。

carpenter noun

/ˈkɑː.pən.tə/ /ˈkɑɹpəntɚ/

木匠，木工。

"The carpenter built a new wooden bookshelf for my bedroom. "

木匠为我的卧室做了一个新的木制书架。