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scrappy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++scrap·py /ˈskræpi/ adjective  1 UNTIDY British English untidy or badly organized 不整洁的;散乱的,无条理的 scrappy notes from the meeting 零乱的会议记录2 American English informalFIGHT having a determined character and always willing to compete, argue, or fight 好争斗的;争强好胜的 a scrappy team that plays hard 一支敢打敢拼的球队
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scrappyThe final chapter is no more than a scrappy addition with rather a lot of photographs of by now familiar faces from November 1989.Though when he thought of his scrappy essay he quaked rather.Small and scrappy institutions will fold.This scrappy little software company has decided to take on the market leader.After a scrappy opening, Haslemere took the lead when James Simpson fired in a rebound.
scrap·py adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus organized untidy badly or


scrappy
scrappy /ˈskræpi/ adjective
1. British English untidy or badly organized:
    scrappy notes from the meeting
2. American English informal having a determined character and always willing to compete, argue, or fight:
    a scrappy team that plays hard


scrappyBrE /ˈskræpi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈskræpi/ 🔊 adjective (scrap·pier, scrap·pi·est) consisting of individual sections, events, etc. that are not organized into a whole 散乱的;不连贯的;支离破碎的 SYN bitty a scrappy essay一篇内容凌乱的文章(especially BrE) not tidy and often of poor quality 不整洁的;粗陋的The note was written on a scrappy bit of paper. 便条写在一片破纸上。🔊🔊   see also scrap noun