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单词 scrap
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scrap

noun
/skræp/
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  1. [countable] a small piece of something, especially paper, cloth, etc.
    • She scribbled his phone number on a scrap of paper.
    • (figurative) scraps of information
    • (figurative) She was just a scrap of a thing (= small and thin).
    • Some of the women were wearing scraps of cloth in their hair.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • little
    • small
    • tiny
    preposition
    • scrap of
    phrases
    • every last scrap
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  2. [singular] (usually with a negative) a small amount of something synonym bit
    • It won't make a scrap of difference.
    • There's not a scrap of evidence to support his claim.
    • a barren landscape without a scrap of vegetation
    • He ate every last scrap of the food.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • little
    • small
    • tiny
    preposition
    • scrap of
    phrases
    • every last scrap
    See full entry
  3. scraps
    [plural] food left after a meal
    • Give the scraps to the dog.
    Extra Examples
    • The pigs are fed on food scraps.
    • He removed the last scraps of food from his plate.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • little
    • small
    • tiny
    preposition
    • scrap of
    phrases
    • every last scrap
    See full entry
  4. [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
    • for scrap We sold the car for scrap (= so that any good parts can be used again).
    • scrap metal
    • a scrap dealer (= a person who buys and sells scrap)
    Extra Examples
    • The scrap value of the car is around $200.
    • I got the doors from a scrap merchant.
    Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of scrap
    • piece
    verb + scrap
    • sell something as
    • sell something for
    scrap + noun
    • iron
    • material
    • metal
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  5. [countable] (informal) a short fight or argument synonym squabble, scuffle
    • He was always getting into scraps at school.
    Extra Examples
    • He had a bit of a scrap with the boy next door.
    • He looks like he's been in a scrap.
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + scrap
    • get into
    • have
    preposition
    • in a/​the scrap
    • scrap with
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  6. 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.

scrap

verb
/skræp/
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they scrap
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he / she / it scraps
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past simple scrapped
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past participle scrapped
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-ing form scrapping
/ˈskræpɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive, often passive] scrap something to cancel or get rid of something that is no longer practical or useful
    • They had been forced to scrap plans for a new school building.
    • The oldest of the aircraft were scrapped.
    Extra Examples
    • Around 40 managerial positions are to be scrapped in a major shake-up of the company.
    • The worst cars in the fleet were scrapped first.
  2. [intransitive] (informal) to fight with somebody
    • The bigger boys started scrapping.
  3. Word Originverb sense 1 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. verb sense 2 late 17th cent. (as a noun in the sense ‘sinister plot, scheme’): perhaps from the noun scrape.
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