- [countable]
a small piece of something, especially paper, cloth, etc. 碎片，小块（纸、布匹等） She scribbled his phone number on a scrap of paper. 她把他的电话号码匆匆写在一张小纸片上。 - (figurative)
scraps of information 零星消息 - (figurative)
She was just a scrap of a thing (= small and thin). 她是个不起眼的小东西。 Some of the women were wearing scraps of cloth in their hair. 一些妇女的头发上穿着碎布。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- small
- tiny
- …
- scrap of
- every last scrap
- [singular]
(usually with a negative 通常与否定式连用 a small amount of something 丝毫；一丁点 It won't make a scrap of difference. 这不会有丝毫的差别。 There's not a scrap of evidence to support his claim. 没有丝毫证据支持他的说法。 a barren landscape without a scrap of vegetation 寸草不生的贫瘠地带 He ate every last scrap of the food. 他把食物吃得干干净净的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- small
- tiny
- …
- scrap of
- every last scrap
- scraps[plural]
food left after a meal 残羹剩饭 Extra ExamplesThe pigs are fed on food scraps. 这些猪喂的是残羹剩饭。 He removed the last scraps of food from his plate. 他清理掉盘子里最后一点儿食物。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- small
- tiny
- …
- scrap of
- every last scrap
- [uncountable]
things that are not wanted or cannot be used for their original purpose, but which have some value for the material they are made of 废料；废品 - for scrap
We sold the car for scrap (= so that any good parts can be used again). 我们把车当废品卖了。 scrap metal 废金属 a scrap dealer (= a person who buys and sells scrap) 废品商人
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorryc2The scrap value of the car is around $200. 这辆车的报废价值约为 200 美元。 I got the doors from a scrap merchant. 我从一个废品商那里拿到了门。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of scrap- piece
- sell something as
- sell something for
- iron
- material
- metal
- …
- for scrap
- [countable] (informal)
a short fight or argument 打架；争吵 Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2He had a bit of a scrap with the boy next door. 他和隔壁的男孩有点儿争执。 He looks like he's been in a scrap. 他看上去好像跟人打过架。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + scrap- get into
- have
- in a/the scrap
- scrap with
see also scrappy
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 4 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. noun sense 5 late 17th cent. (as a noun in the sense ‘sinister plot, scheme’): perhaps from the noun scrape.