- [countable]
a small piece of something, especially paper, cloth, etc. 碎片，小塊（紙、布匹等） She scribbled his phone number on a scrap of paper. 她把他的電話號碼匆匆寫在一張小紙片上。 - (figurative)
scraps of information 零星消息 - (figurative)
She was just a scrap of a thing (= small and thin). 她是個不起眼的小東西。 Some of the women were wearing scraps of cloth in their hair. 一些婦女的頭發上穿着碎布。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- small
- tiny
- …
- scrap of
- every last scrap
- [singular]
(usually with a negative 通常與否定式連用 a small amount of something 絲毫；一丁點 It won't make a scrap of difference. 這不會有絲毫的差别。 There's not a scrap of evidence to support his claim. 沒有絲毫證據支持他的說法。 a barren landscape without a scrap of vegetation 寸草不生的貧瘠地帶 He ate every last scrap of the food. 他把食物吃得幹幹淨淨的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- small
- tiny
- …
- scrap of
- every last scrap
- scraps[plural]
food left after a meal 殘羹剩飯 Extra ExamplesThe pigs are fed on food scraps. 這些豬喂的是殘羹剩飯。 He removed the last scraps of food from his plate. 他清理掉盤子裏最後一點兒食物。
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 廢料；廢品 - for scrap
We sold the car for scrap (= so that any good parts can be used again). 我們把車當廢品賣了。 scrap metal 廢金屬 a scrap dealer (= a person who buys and sells scrap) 廢品商人
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorryc2The scrap value of the car is around $200. 這輛車的報廢價值約爲 200 美元。 I got the doors from a scrap merchant. 我從一個廢品商那裏拿到了門。
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；爭吵 Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2He had a bit of a scrap with the boy next door. 他和隔壁的男孩有點兒爭執。 He looks like he's been in a scrap. 他看上去好像跟人打過架。
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.