单词 | scrapheap |
释义 | scrapheap (skræphiːp ) also scrap heap 1. singular noun If you say that someone has been thrown on the scrapheap, you mean that they have been forced to leave their job by an uncaring employer and are unlikely to get other work. Miners have been thrown on the scrapheap with no prospects. 2. singular noun If things such as machines or weapons are thrown on the scrapheap, they are thrown away because they are no longer needed. Thousands of Europe's tanks and guns are going to the scrap heap. Translations: Chinese: 被解雇人群 Japanese: 解雇を強いられる |
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