好的,我们来详细解析英语词汇 "scrap"。
英式音标: /skræp/
美式音标: /skræp/
发音: 类似于中文的“斯克软普”,但“软”要发得短促,更像“瑞”的短音。
"scrap" 是一个非常灵活的词汇,主要分属三大词性:名词、动词和形容词。其含义从具体的“碎片”到抽象的“废弃”和“打架”,跨度很大。
小片,碎片,碎屑
指从较大物体上分离下来的小块材料,通常是无用的或剩余的。
例句:
She wrote her phone number on a scrap of paper.
(她把电话号码写在一张小纸片上。)
There were scraps of food all over the floor after the party.
(派对结束后,地板上全是食物碎屑。)
废料
指废弃的金属、纸张、布料等,可以回收利用。
短语: scrap metal(废金属), scrap dealer(废品商)
例句:
The old car was sold for scrap.
(那辆旧车被当作废铁卖掉了。)
(信息、谈话等的)片段,点滴
通常用于否定句,表示极少的信息或知识。
例句:
There isn't a scrap of evidence to support his claim.
(没有丝毫证据能支持他的说法。)
I don't care a scrap what he thinks.
(我一点也不在乎他怎么想。)
打架,争吵;口头争执
通常指小规模的、不严重的冲突。
例句:
He got into a scrap with another boy at school.
(他在学校和另一个男孩打了一架。)
废弃,抛弃
决定不再使用某个计划、系统或物品。
例句:
The government decided to scrap the old tax system.
(政府决定废弃旧的税收制度。)
We had to scrap our vacation plans because of the bad weather.
(由于天气恶劣,我们不得不取消度假计划。)
将…作为废料处理
把旧物品(尤其是金属)送去回收。
例句:
The navy is scrapping its old battleships.
(海军正在将其旧战舰当作废铁处理。)
打架,争吵
与名词的第4种意思对应,指参与小冲突。
例句:
The two dogs were scrapping over a bone.
(两只狗为一块骨头打了起来。)
废弃的,报废的
用于描述被丢弃的、准备回收的物品。
短语: scrap iron(废铁), scrap paper(废纸,便条纸)
例句:
Use this scrap paper to make a note.
(用这张废纸记一下。)
scrap metal:废金属
scrap paper:废纸;便条纸
scrap yard / scrapheap:废料场;垃圾堆
例句:His ideas were thrown on the scrapheap.(他的想法被扔进了垃圾堆。)
a scrap of truth/evidence:一丝真相/证据
not a scrap:一点也不
例句:There's not a scrap of truth in the rumor.(这个谣言毫无真实性可言。)
have a scrap:打一架,发生小争执