单词 | crap |
释义 | crap1/krap /vulgar slang noun [mass noun] 1Something of extremely poor quality. 1.1Nonsense. 1.2Unwanted articles; rubbish. 2Excrement. 2.1 [count noun] An act of defecation. verb (craps, crapping, crapped) [no object] 1Defecate. 2 (crap on) Talk at length in a foolish or boring way. adjective British Extremely poor in quality. OriginMiddle English: related to Dutch krappe, from krappen 'pluck or cut off', and perhaps also to Old French crappe 'siftings', Anglo-Latin crappa 'chaff'. The original sense was 'chaff', later 'residue from rendering fat', also 'dregs of beer'. Current senses date from the late 19th century.
Rhymescrap2/krap /North American noun A losing throw of 2, 3, or 12 in craps. verb [no object] (crap out) informal 1Make a losing throw at craps: he put all his chips on the table and rolled the dice—sooner or later he had to crap out 1.1Give up an activity because of fear or fatigue: when entrepreneurs get to $1 billion they crap out and turn their companies over to others...
1.2Fail in an attempt: the Rams almost crapped out late in the game 1.3(Of a machine) break down: his teleprompter crapped out...
OriginEarly 20th century: from craps. |
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