scrap

🇬🇧 UK/skræp/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A small leftover piece or fragment; waste or discarded material, especially metal

碎片,残余物;废料,废金属

v.

To discard or abandon something as no longer useful or workable

废弃,丢弃;拆毁

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
scrapother
=scrap

Common Collocations

  • 1.scrap metal废金属
  • 2.scrap of paper一张纸片
  • 3.scrap heap废料堆
  • 4.not a scrap of丝毫没有

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She jotted down the phone number on a scrap of paper.

  • 2.

    The old car was sold for scrap after the accident.

  • 3.

    Not a scrap of evidence was found at the crime scene.

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