scrap

scrap¹
noun

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。
■(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。
■used to emphasize the lack or smallness of something
用以强调缺乏（或微小）
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。
■(informal)a small person or animal, especially one regarded with affection or sympathy
(非正式)（尤指惹人怜爱的）小的人（或动物）
poor little scrap, she's too hot in that tight coat.
可怜的小家伙，她穿着那件紧身大衣太热了。
■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.
她穿着一条黑裙子，戴着一顶小小的帽子。
(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。
■[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)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。
■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.
主席取消了亲自去购买体育场的计划。

语源

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

scrap²
(informal)(非正式)
noun

a fight or quarrel, especially a minor or spontaneous one
打闹；争吵

(scrapped, scrapping)

[no obj.]engage in such a fight or quarrel
争吵；打架
■compete fiercely
激烈竞争
the two drivers scrapped for the lead.
两个司机争道超车。

派生
scrapper
noun
语源

late 17th cent. (as a noun in the sense 'sinister plot, scheme'): perhaps from the noun scrape

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