scrap
verb
uk/skræp/us/skræp/-pp-scrapverb(THROW AWAY)
C2[T]
to notcontinuewith asystemorplan:
放弃；取消They'reconsideringscrapping thetaxandraisingthemoneyin otherways.他们正在考虑废除这个税种，用其他方法募集款项。
We scrappedourplansfor atripto France.我们取消了法国之行的计划。
to cancel something
- cancelSorry, I have to cancel our plans tonight.
- call offThe game has been called off because of the weather.
- offThe meeting's off because James is ill.
- scrapWe've scrapped our plans for a trip to France.
- suspendThe ferry service has been suspended for the day because of bad weather.
- postponeWe've postponed the wedding until next year.
C2[T]
to getridof something that is nolongerusefulorwanted, often usingitspartsin newways:
销毁；毁掉Hundreds ofnuclearweaponshave been scrapped.数百件核武器已被销毁。
Causing something to end
- abandon
- abandonment
- all good things (must) come to an endidiom
- and have done with itidiom
- be over the humpidiom
- draw
- jacksomethingin
- killsomethingstone-deadidiom
- knock
- knock off (something)
- lay
- lay the ghost ofsomething(to rest)idiom
- lid
- lift
- raise
- stanch
- staunch
- stem
- stopper
- stranglesomethingat birthidiom
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Removing and getting rid of things
scrapverb(ARGUMENT)
[I]
to have afightor anargument
打架，吵架to fight
- fightAll this is really not worth fighting over.
- scrapTwo boys were scrapping in the playground.
- brawlThe football hooligans are out brawling again.
- clashStudents clashed with police during demonstrations at five universities.
- struggleSome of the customers struggled with the robbers, but to no avail.
- come to blowsSupporters nearly came to blows with each other before the match.
Fighting
- a fight to the finishidiom
- bellicosity
- blood diamond
- blow
- boots on the groundidiom
- call to arms
- combat
- come close to blowsidiom
- conflict diamond
- engagement
- grapple
- rout
- scrimmage
- shootout
- skirmish
- stoush
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
- tilt
- turf war
scrap
noun
uk/skræp/us/skræp/scrapnoun(METAL)
C2[U]
oldcarsandmachinesorpiecesofmetal, etc. that are not nowneededbut havepartsthat can be used to make other things:
废料，废品scrapiron/metal废铁／金属
Wesoldouroldcarforscrap.我们把那辆旧车当作废品卖掉了。
Chemistry: metals & metalworking
- alloy
- anti-tarnish
- bar magnet
- base metal
- beaten
- bimetallic
- brazen
- brazier
- bullion
- ferrous
- galvanized
- gild
- gold leaf
- lode
- magnet
- silver plate
- untarnished
- vermeil
- wrought iron
- zirconium
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Rubbish and waste
scrapnoun(SMALL PIECE)
C2[C]
asmallpieceof something or asmallamountofinformation:
碎片，碎屑；少量（信息）Do you have a scrapofpaperI could write on?你有没有可以写字的小纸片？
I'vereadeveryscrap ofinformationI canfindon thesubject.我读了所有能找到的关于这个主题的材料。
There'snot ascrapof(= no)evidencetosuggestthat hecommittedthecrime.没有任何证据显示他犯了罪。
scraps[plural]
smallpiecesoffoodthat have not beeneatenand are usuallythrownaway:
残羹剩饭We give allourscraps toourcat.我们把剩菜剩饭都拿去喂猫了。
Words meaning small pieces and amounts
- by a noseidiom
- clipping
- crumb
- dab
- dash
- dollop
- grain
- hint
- oddments
- paring
- peewee
- pinch
- potsherd
- skinny
- spark
- swatch
- tad
- thimbleful
- tidbit
- tiddler
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Food - general words
scrapnoun(ARGUMENT)
[C]
afightorargument,especiallyaquick,noisyone about something notimportant:
（尤指琐事引发的短暂而吵闹的）打架，吵架Acoupleofkidswerehavinga scrap in thestreet.有几个孩子在街上打架。
Fighting
- a fight to the finishidiom
- bellicosity
- blood diamond
- blow
- boots on the groundidiom
- call to arms
- combat
- come close to blowsidiom
- conflict diamond
- engagement
- grapple
- rout
- scrimmage
- shootout
- skirmish
- stoush
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
- tilt
- turf war
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Arguments & disagreements