Scrap

(n.)

1. a small piece of sth, especially paper, cloth, etc.

碎片，小块（纸、织物等）

e.g. 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。

e.g. (figurative) scraps of information

零星消息

e.g. (figurative) She was just a scrap of a thing (=small and thin).

她是个不起眼的小东西。

2. (usually with a negative) a small amount of sth

丝毫；一丁点

(syn.) bit

e.g. It won't make a scrap of difference.

这不会有丝毫的差别。

e.g. There's not a scrap of evidence to support his claims.

没有丝毫证据支持他的说法。

e.g. a barren landscape without a scrap of vegetation

寸草不生的贫瘠地带

3. scraps: food left after a meal

残羹剩饭

e.g. Give the scraps to the dog.

把剩菜喂狗吧。

4. things that are not wanted or cannot be used for the material they are made of

废料；废品

e.g. We sold the car for scrap (=so that any good parts can be used again).

我们把车当废品卖了。

5. scrap metal

废金属

6. a scrap dealer (=a person who buys and sells scrap)

废品商人

7. a short fight or disagreement

打架；争吵

(syn.) scuffle, squabble

e.g. He was always getting into scraps at school.

他在学校老跟人打架。

(v.)

1. to cancel or get rid of sth that is no longer practical or useful

废弃；取消；抛弃；报废

e.g. 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。

e.g. The oldest of the aircraft were scrapped.

最老的飞机报废了。

e.g. Turkey may scrap China's missile defense system deal.

土耳其可能不会购买中国产防空导弹系统。

2. to fight with sb

打架

e.g. The bigger boys started scrapping.

年龄较大的男孩打了起来。

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