scrap
n
1
(a) C] small, usu unwanted, piece; fragment 碎片; 碎屑; 小塊
scraps of paper, cloth, wood, etc 紙片、 布頭、 木屑
(fig 比喻) Only a few scraps of news about the disaster have emerged. 那場災禍的情況只獲知一些零星的消息.
(b) scraps [pl]
items of left-over food 剩下的食物
Give the scraps to the dog. 把剩下的東西喂狗吧.
2 [U] waste or unwanted articles, esp those still of some value for the material they contain 廢棄材料(尤指其中仍有些價值的)
sell an old car for scrap, ie so that any good parts can be used again 把舊汽車當廢棄材料賣掉
A man comes round regularly collecting scrap. 有個男子按時來收破爛.
[attrib 作定語]
scrap iron 廢鐵
a scrap (metal) merchant 收破爛(金屬)的人 * a scrap car 報廢的汽車.
3 [sing] (usu with a negative 通常與否定詞連用) small amount of sth 少量; 一點兒
There's not a scrap of truth in the claim. 這種說法毫無真實性.
`Does he have evidence to support this?' `Not a scrap!' `他有證據證明此事嗎?'`完全沒有!'; scrap, v (-pp-) [Tn]
throw away (sth useless or worn-out) 拋棄, 拋掉(無用的或用壞的東西)
scrap a car, ship, bicycle, etc 遺棄報廢的汽車、 船、 自行車等
(fig 比喻) Lack of cash forced us to scrap plans for a new house. 我們現款不足, 只好打消買新房子的念頭.
scrap n ~ (with sb) (infml 口) fight; quarrel 打架; 吵架
get into a scrap 吵起嘴來
He had a scrap with his sister. 他和妹妹吵了一架. scrap, v (-pp-) [I, Ipr]
~ (with sb) fight; quarrel 打架; 吵架
He was always scrapping at school. 他在學校總打架.
Haven't you heard of him? He's a very famous singer. He's singing at the New Theatre on Saturday.
你沒聽說過他嗎?他是個著名歌手。他星期六將在新劇院演出。
Perhaps in those days I was. Pierre and I did have a very good time at the ball. But that was the last moment of happiness in our lives. That night everything changed.