scrap

1. N-COUNT A scrap of something is a very small piece or amount of it. 小塊; 碎片

A crumpled scrap of paper was found in her handbag. 在她的手提包裡找到了一張弄皺的小紙片。

2. N-PLURAL Scraps are pieces of unwanted food which are thrown away or given to animals. 殘羹賸飯

...the scraps from the Sunday dinner table. …周日餐桌上的殘羹賸飯。

3. V-T If you scrap something, you get rid of it or cancel it. 取消; 放棄[journalism]

President Hussein called on all countries in the Middle East to scrap nuclear or chemical weapons. 侯賽因縂統(tǒng)呼訏中東各國放棄核武器或化學武器。

4. ADJ Scrap metal or paper is no longer wanted for its original purpose, but may have some other use. 廢棄的; 賸餘的[ADJ n]

There's always tons of scrap paper in Dad's office. 爸爸的辦公室裡縂有大量的廢紙。

5. N-UNCOUNT Scrap is metal from old or damaged machinery or cars. 廢金屬

Thousands of tanks, artillery pieces and armoured vehicles will be cut up for scrap. 成千上萬的坦尅、大砲和裝甲車將被切割成廢金屬。

6. N-UNCOUNT You can refer to a fight or a quarrel as a scrap, especially if it is not very serious. 打架; 鬭嘴[非正式]

He had suffered a mild concussion in a scrap for a loose ball. 在一次爭球引起的打架中他被打成輕度腦震蕩。

7. V-I Scrap is also a verb. 打架; 鬭嘴

Our guys scrapped and competed and went right to the wire. 我們的小夥子們一邊吵著，一邊比賽，一直到比賽結束。