scrap
noun/skræp/
/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.
有些妇女的头发上缠着布片。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- small
- tiny
- …
- scrap of
- every last scrap
- She scribbled his phone number on a scrap of paper.
- [singular] (usually with a negative) a small amount of something
少许；一点儿 - 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- small
- tiny
- …
- scrap of
- every last scrap
- It won't make a scrap of difference.
- scraps[plural] food left after a meal
残羹剩饭 - Give the scraps to the dog.
把剩菜喂狗吧。
Extra Examples- 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- small
- tiny
- …
- scrap of
- every last scrap
- Give the scraps to the dog.
- [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
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorryc2- 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.
我从一个废品商人那里得到了门。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of scrap- piece
- sell something as
- sell something for
- iron
- material
- metal
- …
- for scrap We sold the car for scrap (= so that any good parts can be used again).
- [countable] (informal) a short fight or argument
打架；争吵 - He was always getting into scraps at school.
他在学校老跟人打架。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2- 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + scrap- get into
- have
- in a/the scrap
- scrap with
see also scrappy - He was always getting into scraps at school.
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 4 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. noun sense 5 late 17th cent. (as a noun in the sense ‘sinister plot, scheme’): perhaps from the noun scrape.