"scrapheap" in Chinese (Traditional)
廢料堆淘汰場(比喻)
Definition
廢料堆是擺放舊的、壞掉的或不要的東西(特別是金屬或汽車)的地方,也可用來比喻不再有用的事物或人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
可用於字面(廢車、金屬堆)和比喻(某人/物被淘汰)。常見於新聞、運動或商業報導中,語氣偏口語。
Examples
The old car was sent to the scrapheap.
那輛舊車被送去**廢料堆**了。
Many broken bikes end up on the scrapheap.
很多壞掉的腳踏車最後都進了**廢料堆**。
He threw the old tools onto the scrapheap.
他把舊工具丟進了**廢料堆**。
After the merger, many workers feared they would be left on the scrapheap.
合併後,許多員工擔心自己會被淘汰進**廢料堆**。
Is the typewriter destined for the scrapheap in the digital age?
打字機在數位時代註定要進**廢料堆**嗎?
Not every old idea belongs on the scrapheap.
不是每個舊想法都該進**廢料堆**。