vulgar slang <粗俚>
mass noun
1
- something which is of extremely poor quality蹩脚货, 劣质品。
1.1
- nonsense; rubbish废话; 垃圾。
2
- excrement屎。
2.1
- in sing. an act of defecation拉屎。
- extremely poor in quality蹩脚的, 劣质的。
词源
Middle English:related to Dutch krappe, from krappen 'pluck or cut off', and perhaps also to Old French crappe 'siftings', Anglo-Latin crappa 'chaff'. The original sense was 'chaff', later 'residue from rendering fat', also 'dregs of beer'. Current senses date from the late 19th cent.
短语动词
crap on
- talk at length in a foolish or boring way唠叨, 东拉西扯。
N. Amer. <北美>
- a losing throw of 2,3, or 12 in craps（在双骰子赌博戏中）输去赌注的一掷（掷出2,3或12点）。
no obj.(crap out)
1- informal make a losing throw at craps〈非正式〉掷骰子输去赌注。
1.1
- withdraw from or give up on a game or activity because of fear or fatigue（因害怕或疲劳）退出比赛（或活动）：
when entrepreneurs get to $1 billion they crap out and turn their companies over to others.
当企业家们达到10亿美元时, 他们就放弃竞争并将公司移交给他人经营。
1.2
- be unsuccessful in what one is attempting to do失败：
the Rams almost crapped out late in the game.
拉姆一家在比赛接近结束时几乎败下阵来。
1.3
- (of a machine) break down（机器）坏掉：
his teleprompter crapped out.
他的电子提示机坏掉了。
词源
early 20th cent.:from craps.