heap n. 1.(一)堆,堆积。 2.〔口语〕许多,大量。 3.〔美俚〕(破旧)汽车;炼焦堆。 go to heaps of places 到各处。 a heap of = heaps of 许多的,大量的。 a heap of time 许多时间。 be knocked [struck] all of a heap 〔口语〕一下子被吓倒;慌作一团。 fall all of a heap 咕咚地倒下。 heaps of time 充裕的时间。 heaps of times 多次,屡次。 in a heap = in heaps 成山,成堆,累累。 top [bottom] of the heap 〔口语〕获胜者[失败者]。 vt. 1.把…堆成一堆,堆积,堆起 (up together) 积累。 2.大量地给,滥给;拼命添加。 3.装满,灌满。 a heaped spoonful 满满一调羹。 heap insults on sb. 对某人百般侮辱。 heap praise upon 大肆宣扬。 heap titles and honours on a conqueror 对征服者滥给头衔和勋章。 adj. -ing 成堆的。
scrap n. 1.小片,小块,破片,切剩剪剩的碎片,碎屑,零头。 2.〔集体词〕废料。 3.〔pl.〕破烂东西;残羹剩饭。 4.(报纸剪下的)零杂资料;断片;断简;残篇。 5.【冶金】碎铁,铁屑。 6.〔pl.〕剩余物;油渣;金属渣。 7.少许,一点点。 a scrap of cloth 一小块布。 a few scraps of news (零零碎碎的)两三条消息。 a scrap of paper 一小块碎纸;〔讽刺语〕废纸一样的条约。 dry scrap (干)鱼渣。 green scrap 生鱼渣。 scraps of Latin 一点点拉丁语知识。 do not care a scrap 一点不在乎。 not a scrap 一点也没有…。 vt. (-pp-) 〔俚语〕 1.把…作为废料拆毁;撕毁。 2.废弃,撕毁。 scrapbasket 废纸篓。 n. 1.打架 (with) 扭打;争吵;口角。 2.拳赛。 vi. (-pp-) 打架。
A person may be thrown on the scrap heap by the age of fifty when many of the best years are still ahead . 人们在五十岁时候可以被掷进废品堆,而那时他最好的工作岁月还有很多。
Early postwar attempts to stimulate investment in developing countries may now be ready for the scrap heap . 战后初期鼓励对发展中国家投资的种种尝试,现在也许可以扔进垃圾堆了。
Relegating it to the scrap heap of good ideas that have been subsequently improved upon ,不再把它当作已经已经得到优化的好主意呢?
Placed into mothballs by the navy , the o brien was saved from the scrap heap in 1966 to be restored to it s original wartime fighting condition 后被海军封存.直到1966年,重新恢复其二战时的模样.而且在1980年正式开放供公众参观
" if it rates less than a six on a one - to - nine scale nine is tops , we either rework it or send it to the scrap heap , " hunter says 涵特表示:评审团用一分到九分来评判九分最高,如果有一道菜低于六分,我们就会再加以改良,或者乾脆淘汰。
The dortmund steel mills , called phoenix , which had been among germany ' s largest since before world war ii , were slated for closure , and probably the scrap heap 而二战以后德国最大的钢铁厂、被称为“凤凰”的多特蒙德钢铁厂,则被迫关闭,如果不是邯钢的出现,它可能已经变成了一堆废铁。
Others resent the prospect of being put on the scrap heap and seek alternative outlets for their energy and alternative sources of satisfaction or income that employment provided 被人弃之不用、要自己寻找就业途径、自己寻找就业所提供的满足或收入的方法,对于这样的前景,其他人甚是不满。