scraps

/skɹæps/· noun

生活/美食B1

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Chinese meaning

(食物)剩余;边角料

剩shèng下xià的de小xiǎo块kuài食shí物wù

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冰bīng箱xiāng剩shèng菜cài边biān角jiǎo食shí材cái再zài利lì用yòng

Example

Here are seven dishes — like stuffed peppers and a biryani casserole — that can help you use up all your fridge scraps.

这里有七道菜——比如酿甜椒和印度香饭焗盘——能帮你把冰箱里的剩余食材都用上。

Source: NPR · 6 Jul 2026

Background ✎

NPR分fēn享xiǎng读dú者zhě投tóu稿gǎo的de创chuàng意yì食shí谱pǔ,教jiào大dà家jiā把bǎ剩shèng菜cài边biān角jiǎo料liào变biàn成chéng新xīn菜cài肴yáo。

Roots · etymology

源自古诺尔斯语 skrap(刮下的碎片)

  • 单纯词,不可拆(scrap + 复数 -s)

Collocations

  • fridge scraps / food scraps / scraps of paper

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