[N-COUNT 可数名词]碎片;小块;一丁点儿 A scrap of something is a very small piece or amount of it.
[usu N of n]
A crumpled scrap of paper was found in her handbag...
在她的手提包里发现了一张皱巴巴的小纸片。
...a fire fueled by scraps of wood...
用木屑燃起的火
They need every scrap of information they can get.
任何能够得到的信息他们都需要。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]残羹剩饭;吃剩的东西Scraps are pieces of unwanted food which are thrown away or given to animals.
...the scraps from the Sunday dinner table.
星期天晚餐的残羹剩饭
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[VERB 动词]除掉;取消;废弃 If you scrap something, you get rid of it or cancel it.
[V n]
[JOURNALISM or INFORMAL 新闻或非正式]
President Hussein called on all countries in the Middle East to scrap nuclear or chemical weapons...
侯赛因总统号召中东所有国家放弃核武器和化学武器。
It had been thought that passport controls would be scrapped.
人们曾认为会放开护照管制。
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[ADJ 形容词](金属、纸张)废弃的,报废的Scrap metal or paper is no longer wanted for its original purpose, but may have some other use.
[ADJ n]
There's always tons of scrap paper in Dad's office.
爸爸的办公室里总有大量的废纸。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](废旧机械或汽车的)废金属Scrap is metal from old or damaged machinery or cars.
Thousands of tanks, artillery pieces and armored vehicles will be cut up for scrap.
成千上万的坦克、大炮和装甲车将被切割成废金属。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指不激烈的)斗殴,吵架 You can refer to a fight or a quarrel as a scrap, especially if it is not very serious.
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Billy Bonds has never been one to avoid a scrap.
比利·邦兹经常与球员发生拳脚冲突。
Oxford
scrap/skræp; NAmEskræp/
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scrapscrapsscrappedscrappingnoun1[countable ]a small piece of sth, especially paper, cloth, etc. 碎片,小块(纸、织物等)◆She scribbled his phone number on a scrap of paper.她把他的电话号码匆匆写在一张小纸片上。◆( figurative) scraps of information零星消息◆( figurative) She was just a scrap of a thing (= small and thin).她是个不起眼的小东西。2[singular ]( usually with a negative 通常与否定式连用) a small amount of sth 丝毫;一丁点SYN
bit
◆It won't make a scrap of difference.这不会有丝毫的差别。◆There's not a scrap of evidence to support his claim.没有丝毫证据支持他的说法。◆a barren landscape without a scrap of vegetation寸草不生的贫瘠地带3scraps[plural ]food left after a meal 残羹剩饭◆Give the scraps to the dog.把剩菜喂狗吧。4[uncountable ]things that are not wanted or cannot be used for their original purpose, but which have some value for the material they are made of 废料;废品◆We sold the car for scrap(= so that any good parts can be used again).我们把车当废品卖了。◆scrap metal废金属◆a scrap dealer(= a person who buys and sells scrap) 废品商人5[countable ]( informal) a short fight or disagreement 打架;争吵SYN
squabble
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scuffle
◆He was always getting into scraps at school.他在学校老跟人打架。☞see also
scrappy
verb(-pp-)1[transitive , often passive ]scrapsth to cancel or get rid of sth that is no longer practical or useful 废弃;取消;抛弃;报废◆They had been forced to scrap plans for a new school building.他们已被迫撤销了建筑新校舍的计划。◆The oldest of the aircraft were scrapped.最老的飞机报废了。2[intransitive ]( informal) to fight with sb 打架◆The bigger boys started scrapping.年龄较大的男孩打了起来。scrap/skræp; NAmEskræp/
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scrap1 noun
scrap2 verb
scrapscrap1 /skræp/ ●●○ noun
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1paper/cloth [countable] a small piece of paper, cloth etcscrap of He wrote his address on a scrap of paper. a rug made out of old scraps of material► see thesaurus at
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2old objects [uncountable] materials or objects that are no longer used for the purpose they were made for, but can be used again in another way: The equipment was sold for scrap.Scrap metal (=metal from old cars, machines etc) fetched high prices after the war.3food scraps [plural] pieces of food that are left after you have finished eating: My mother fed the dog on scraps to save money.table/kitchen scraps American English4information [countable] a small amount of information, truth etcscrap of He obtained every scrap of information available. There isn’t a single scrap of evidence.5fight [countable] informal a short fight or argument: He’s always getting into scraps with other dogs.
scrap1 noun
scrap2 verb
scrapscrap2 verb (past tense and past participle scrapped, present participle scrapping)
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1[transitive] to decide not to use a plan or system because it is not practical: We believe that car tax should be scrapped.2[transitive] to get rid of an old machine, vehicle etc, and use its parts in some other way: Two aircraft carriers are being scrapped this year.3[intransitive] informal to have a short fight
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