"scrapheap" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 废料堆
• 淘汰场（比喻）

Definition

废料堆是指放置旧的、损坏的或不再需要的物品（尤其是金属或汽车）的地方。它也可以比喻那些不再有用的事物或人所去的地方。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于字面（废金属或汽车堆）和比喻意义（某人或事‘被淘汰’）。表达如‘被送进废料堆’在新闻、商业或体育语境中常见。口语化用法。

Examples

The old car was sent to the scrapheap.

那辆旧车被送到了**废料堆**。

Many broken bikes end up on the scrapheap.

许多坏掉的自行车最终都会进**废料堆**。

He threw the old tools onto the scrapheap.

他把旧工具扔到了**废料堆**。

After the merger, many workers feared they would be left on the scrapheap.

合并后，许多员工担心自己会被淘汰进**废料堆**。

Is the typewriter destined for the scrapheap in the digital age?

打字机在数字时代注定要进**废料堆**了吗？

Not every old idea belongs on the scrapheap.

不是每个旧想法都该进**废料堆**。