scrap1 /skræp/ ●●○ noun 1 paper/cloth 纸/布 [countableC]PIECE a small piece of paper, cloth etc 小片,小块;碎屑scrap of He wrote his address on a scrap of paper. 他把住址写在一张小纸片上。
a rug made out of old scraps of material 用旧零碎材料拼做的一块小地毯
► see thesaurus at piece →5 see picture at 见图 piece1 2 old objects 旧物 [uncountableU]USE something materials or objects that are no longer used for the purpose they were made for, but can be used again in another way 废品,废弃材料 The equipment was sold for scrap. 这件设备被当成废品卖了。
Scrap metal (=metal from old cars, machines etc) fetched high prices after the war. 战后,废金属卖到很高价钱。
3 FOOD 食物scraps [plural]DF pieces of food that are left after you have finished eating 吃剩的东西,残羹剩饭 My mother fed the dog on scraps to save money. 我母亲为了省钱,用吃剩的东西喂狗。
table/kitchen scraps 残羹剩饭/厨房泔脚 American EnglishAmE
table/kitchen scraps• They fed the dog on table scraps.• But you can bring worms into your house, too, and make your kitchen scraps disappear. 4 information 信息 [countableC]PIECE a small amount of information, truth etc 〔消息、事实等的〕一点点,点滴scrap of He obtained every scrap of information available. 他获得了所有可以得到的信息。
There isn’t a single scrap of evidence. 一点证据都没有。
5 fight 打架 [countableC] informalFIGHT a short fight or argument 打架;争吵,吵架 He’s always getting into scraps with other dogs. 它老是和别的狗打起来。