scrap

noun

/skræp/

[countable] a small piece of something, especially paper, cloth, etc.碎片，小块（纸、布匹等）
- 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。
- Some of the women were wearing scraps of cloth in their hair.一些妇女的头发上穿着碎布。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- small
- tiny
- …
preposition
- scrap of
phrases
- every last scrap
[singular] (usually with a negative通常与否定式连用) a small amount of something丝毫；一丁点 synonym 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
- He ate every last scrap of the food.他把食物吃得干干净净的。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- small
- tiny
- …
preposition
- scrap of
phrases
- every last scrap
scraps
[plural] food left after a meal残羹剩饭
- Give the scraps to the dog.把剩菜喂狗吧。
- The pigs are fed on food scraps.这些猪喂的是残羹剩饭。
- He removed the last scraps of food from his plate.他清理掉盘子里最后一点儿食物。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- small
- tiny
- …
preposition
- scrap of
phrases
- every last scrap
[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
- for scrap 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
- The scrap value of the car is around $200.这辆车的报废价值约为 200 美元。
- I got the doors from a scrap merchant.我从一个废品商那里拿到了门。
Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
Collocations Dictionary
… of scrap
- piece
verb + scrap
- sell something as
- sell something for
scrap + noun
- iron
- material
- metal
- …
[countable] (informal) a short fight or argument打架；争吵 synonym squabble, scuffle
- He was always getting into scraps at school.他在学校老跟人打架。
- He had a bit of a scrap with the boy next door.他和隔壁的男孩有点儿争执。
- He looks like he's been in a scrap.他看上去好像跟人打过架。
Topics Opinion and argumentc2
Collocations Dictionary
verb + scrap
- get into
- have
preposition
- in a/the scrap
- scrap with

scrap

verb

/skræp/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they scrap	/skræp/ /skræp/
he / she / it scraps	/skræps/ /skræps/
past simple scrapped	/skræpt/ /skræpt/
past participle scrapped	/skræpt/ /skræpt/
-ing form scrapping	/ˈskræpɪŋ/ /ˈskræpɪŋ/

[transitive, often passive] scrap something to cancel or get rid of something 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。
- Around 40 managerial positions are to be scrapped in a major shake-up of the company.在公司的一次大改组中，大约40个管理职位将被取消。
- The worst cars in the fleet were scrapped first.车队中最差的车先报废了。
[intransitive] (informal) to fight with somebody打架
- The bigger boys started scrapping.年龄较大的男孩打了起来。

词源verb sense 1 late Middle English (as a plural noun denoting fragments of uneaten food): from Old Norse skrap ‘scraps’; related to skrapa ‘to scrape’. The verb dates from the late 19th cent. verb sense 2 late 17th cent. (as a noun in the sense ‘sinister plot, scheme’): perhaps from the noun scrape.