scrappy
/ˈskræpɪ/adjective
scrappier, scrappiest
1
- consisting of disorganized, untidy, or incomplete parts杂乱的; 不完整的：
scrappy lecture notes piled up unread.
杂乱的课堂笔记堆在那里没有看过。
ORIGIN: mid 19th cent.: derivative of SCRAP1.
2
- N. Amer. informal determined, argumentative, or pugnacious〈北美, 非正式〉坚决的; 好争论的; 好斗的：
he had a scrappy New York temperament.
他有一种好斗的纽约人气质。
ORIGIN: late 19th cent.: derivative of SCRAP2.
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