scrap

切れ端、端切れ

何かを切ったり作ったりした後に残る、小さな紙や布のかけら。

やさしい英語で： A small piece of paper or cloth left after you cut or make something.

• Keep that scrap of paper.
• We made flowers from scraps of fabric.
• He wrote the number on a scrap left beside the scissors.

使い方： a scrap of something (She saved a scrap of fabric from the dress.)

類義語： offcut, remnant

よく使う表現： scrap of paper, scrap of fabric, scrap of cloth

くず鉄、廃材

細かくして別の物を作るのに再利用できる古い金属や部品、物。

やさしい英語で： Old metal, parts, or objects that can be broken up and used to make something else.

• They collect scrap metal.
• We sold the broken machine for scrap.
• The dealer buys scrap from local factories.

使い方： for scrap (The old engine was sold for scrap.)

類義語： junk, salvage

よく使う表現： scrap metal, scrap yard, scrap dealer, sell for scrap

食べ残し、残飯

食事や調理の後に残る、少量の食べ物。

やさしい英語で： A small bit of food left after a meal or after preparing food.

• The dog ate the scraps.
• Put vegetable scraps in this bin.
• She left a scrap of meat on her plate.

使い方： a scrap of something (A scrap of bread remained on his plate.)

類義語： leftover, remnant

よく使う表現： food scrap, table scrap, scrap of meat

断片、かけら

大きな物から分かれた小さなかけら、またはごく少量の何か。

やさしい英語で： A small piece separated from something larger, or a small amount of something.

• A scrap of cloth hung from the fence.
• We gathered every scrap of information we could.
• He remembered only scraps of their conversation.

使い方： a scrap of something (There was not a scrap of evidence against her.)

類義語： fragment, bit, piece

よく使う表現： scrap of evidence, scrap of information, scrap of cloth

取りやめる、断念する

計画や事業を進めるのをやめ、完成させないと決める。

やさしい英語で： To stop working on a plan or project and decide not to finish it.

• They scrapped the plan.
• We may scrap the project because it costs too much.
• Should we scrap this idea and start again?

類義語： abandon, cancel, drop

反対語： continue

よく使う表現： scrap a plan, scrap the project, scrap the proposal

廃車にする、解体する

古い車や機械を処分し、部品や材料を再利用できるようにする。

やさしい英語で： To get rid of an old vehicle or machine so its parts and materials can be used again.

• We scrapped our old car.
• The damaged buses will be scrapped next month.
• Is it cheaper to scrap the machine than repair it?

類義語： junk, dismantle

よく使う表現： scrap a car, scrap old machinery, scrap the vehicle