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- a small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used碎片, 小块; 少量：
I scribbled her address on a scrap of paper
我在一小片纸上记下她的地址
scraps of information.
零碎信息。
1.1
scraps
bits of uneaten food left after a meal, especially when fed to animals剩饭菜; 泔脚：he filled Sammy's bowls with fresh water and scraps.
他把萨米的碗装满清水和剩饭剩菜。
1.2
- used to emphasize the lack or smallness of something［用以强调］缺乏; 少量, 点滴：
there was not a scrap of aggression in him
他没有丝毫的攻击性
every scrap of green land is up for grabs by development.
每一寸绿地都可提供用于开发。
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- informal a small person or animal, especially one regarded with affection or sympathy〈非正式〉（尤指惹人怜爱的）小个子的人（或动物）：
poor little scrap, she's too hot in that tight coat.
可怜的小家伙, 她穿着那件紧身外套太热了。
1.4
- a particularly small thing of its kind小东西, 小物件：
she was wearing a short black skirt and a tiny scrap of a top.
她穿着一条黑短裙和一件很小的上衣。
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- （亦作scrap metal）[mass noun] discarded metal for reprocessing废金属：
the steamer was eventually sold for scrap.
轮船最后被当作废金属卖了。
2.1
- often as modifier any waste articles or discarded material, especially that which can be put to another purpose废品, 废料：
we're burning scrap lumber.
我们在烧废木料。
(scrapped, scrapping)with obj.(常作be scrapped)
1- discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal丢掉; 报废; 废弃：
a bold decision was taken to scrap existing plant.
作出了一个大胆的决定, 报废现有的工厂。
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- abolish or cancel (something, especially a plan, policy, or law) which is now regarded as unnecessary, unwanted, or unsuitable废除; 取消（计划, 政策, 法律）：
the chairman scrapped plans to buy the stadium himself.
主席取消了他个人购买体育场的计划。
词源
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.
informal <非正式>
- a fight or quarrel, especially a minor or spontaneous one打闹; 争吵。
(scrapped, scrapping)no obj.
1- engage in such a fight or quarrel争吵; 打架。
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- compete fiercely激烈竞争：
the two drivers scrapped for the lead.
两个司机争道超车。
派生词
scrapper
noun词源
late 17th cent. （as a noun in the sense 'sinister plot， scheme'）：perhaps from the noun SCRAPE.