| 释义 |
▪ I. scrapping, vbl. n.1 slang.|ˈskræpɪŋ|
[f. scrap v.2 + -ing1.]
Fighting; boxing. Also attrib. Also transf. in gen. use.
1891Pall Mall. Gaz. 28 May 7/3 Discussing the rival merits of a wrestling match, of a lottery, and of a scrapping match. 1897Howells Landl. Lion's Head 387, I got to scrapping with a man,..and he left his marks on me. 1902Blackw. Mag. July 40/1 What do you want me for? Is it for a straight ‘scrapping’ with Boers? 1937Times Lit. Suppl. 2 Jan. 4/3 One is apt to consider that the campaign ended, except for some hardly necessary ‘scrapping’, with the capture of Baghdad. 1977[see scrapper2 1 b].
▪ II. ˈscrapping, vbl. n.2
[f. scrap v.3 + -ing1.]
The action of ‘sending to the scrap-heap’.
1905Daily Chron. 23 May 4/4 The scrapping or sale of ships that ought to have been retained. 1907Morn. Post 17 Jan. 2/3 The scrapping of ships. |