scrap

英[skræp] 美[skræp]
  • n. 碎片;残余物;打架;少量
  • vt. 废弃;使解体;拆毁
  • adj. 废弃的;零碎的
  • vi. 吵架

词态变化


复数: scraps;第三人称单数: scraps;过去式: scrapped;过去分词: scrapped;现在分词: scrapping;

中文词源


scrap 碎片,碎纸,废料,垃圾

来自 scrape 对词形式,来自 scrape,刮,擦,磨,引申词义碎片,废料,垃圾等。

英文词源


scrap (v.1)
"to make into scrap," 1883 (of old locomotives), from scrap (n.1). Related: Scrapped; scrapping.
scrap (v.2)
"to fight, brawl, box," 1867, colloquial, from scrap (n.2). Related: Scrapped; scrapping.
scrap (n.1)
"small piece," late 14c., from Old Norse skrap "scraps, trifles," from skrapa "to scrape, scratch, cut" (see scrape (v.)). Meaning "remains of metal produced after rolling or casting" is from 1790. Scrap iron first recorded 1794.
scrap (n.2)
"fight," 1846, possibly a variant of scrape (n.1) on the notion of "an abrasive encounter." Weekley and OED suggest obsolete colloquial scrap "scheme, villainy, vile intention" (1670s).

双语例句


1. There's always tons of scrap paper in Dad's office.
爸爸的办公室里总有大量的废纸。

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2. A crumpled scrap of paper was found in her handbag.
在她的手提包里发现了一张皱巴巴的小纸片。

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3. He went to prison for receiving stolen scrap iron.
他因为收购偷来的废铁而入狱。

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4. Thousands of Europe's tanks and guns are going to the scrap heap.
欧洲成千上万的坦克和枪支将被淘汰。

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5. Billy Bonds has never been one to avoid a scrap.
比利·邦兹经常与球员发生拳脚冲突。

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