scrap
英 [skræp]
美[skræp]
- n. 碎片；残余物；打架；少量
- vt. 废弃；使解体；拆毁
- adj. 废弃的；零碎的
- vi. 吵架
词态变化
复数: scraps;第三人称单数: scraps;过去式: scrapped;过去分词: scrapped;现在分词: scrapping;
中文词源
scrap 碎片，碎纸，废料，垃圾
来自 scrape 对词形式，来自 scrape,刮，擦，磨，引申词义碎片，废料，垃圾等。
英英释意
- 1. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole;
- "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
- 2. worthless material that is to be disposed of
- 3. a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used;
- "she jotted it on a scrap of paper"
- "there was not a scrap left"
- 4. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle;
- "a fight broke out at the hockey game"
- "there was fighting in the streets"
- "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
英文词源
- scrap (v.1)
- "to make into scrap," 1883 (of old locomotives), from scrap (n.1). Related: Scrapped; scrapping.
- scrap (v.2)
- "to fight, brawl, box," 1867, colloquial, from scrap (n.2). Related: Scrapped; scrapping.
- scrap (n.1)
- "small piece," late 14c., from Old Norse skrap "scraps, trifles," from skrapa "to scrape, scratch, cut" (see scrape (v.)). Meaning "remains of metal produced after rolling or casting" is from 1790. Scrap iron first recorded 1794.
- scrap (n.2)
- "fight," 1846, possibly a variant of scrape (n.1) on the notion of "an abrasive encounter." Weekley and OED suggest obsolete colloquial scrap "scheme, villainy, vile intention" (1670s).
同义词辨析
bit, piece, sheet, slice, fragment, scrap
这些名词均含有"片，块，段"之意。
bit： 侧重指微小，一点点，小碎片。
piece： 最普通用词，多指从整体上分割下来的东西，可大可小。
sheet： 侧重指平整很薄的一张或一片。
slice： 多指切得很薄的一片食物。
fragment： 指破裂的，不完整的，不可完整的碎片。
scrap： 侧重指废弃的零碎之物。
discard, scrap, shed
这些动词都有"抛弃，丢弃"之意。
discard： 指把具体的东西抛掉不要，着重扔、丢的动作。
scrap： 指抛弃过时不再有用的东西。
shed： 指毛发、皮肤、叶等经过某种自然的过程而脱落。
考试真题
- How different is our mean-spirited, picky insistence that every child get every last little scrap of "understanding" that can be dug out of a book.
2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文
实用场景例句
- 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。
牛津词典
- (figurative)scraps of information
- 零星消息
牛津词典
- (figurative)She was just a scrap of a thing (= small and thin) .
- 她是个不起眼的小东西。
牛津词典
- It won't make a scrap of difference .
- 这不会有丝毫的差别。
牛津词典
- There's not a scrap of evidence to support his claim.
- 没有丝毫证据支持他的说法。
牛津词典
- a barren landscape without a scrap of vegetation
- 寸草不生的贫瘠地带
牛津词典
- Give the scraps to the dog.
- 把剩菜喂狗吧。
牛津词典
- We sold the car for scrap (= so that any good parts can be used again) .
- 我们把车当废品卖了。
牛津词典
- scrap metal
- 废金属
牛津词典
- a scrap dealer (= a person who buys and sells scrap )
- 废品商人
牛津词典
- He was always getting into scraps at school.
- 他在学校老跟人打架。
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- The oldest of the aircraft were scrapped.
- 最老的飞机报废了。
牛津词典
- The bigger boys started scrapping.
- 年龄较大的男孩打了起来。
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a fire fueled by scraps of wood...
- 用木屑燃起的火
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the scraps from the Sunday dinner table.
- 星期天晚餐的残羹剩饭
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It had been thought that passport controls would be scrapped.
- 人们曾认为会放开护照管制。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He looks like he's been in a scrap.
- 他看上去好像 跟 人打过架.
《简明英汉词典》
- Sell that car for scrap.
- 把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Two dogs had a scrap.
- 两条狗打架了.
《简明英汉词典》
- This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper.
- 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文.
《现代汉英综合大词典》