scrap material; offcuts; leftover bits
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
leftover scraps from processing raw materials; offcuts; usable waste material
Commonly used in manufacturing, construction, and textile industries to refer to leftover pieces that can still be used for other purposes.
Zhè这
xiē些
mù木
tou头
xià下
jiǎo脚
liào料
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
zuò做
xiǎo小
bǎn板
dèng凳
。
These wood offcuts can be used to make small stools.
Gōng工
chǎng厂
bǎ把
bù布
pǐ匹
xià下
jiǎo脚
liào料
huí回
shōu收
zài再
jiā加
gōng工
chéng成
qīng清
jié洁
bù布
。
The factory recycles fabric offcuts and reprocesses them into cleaning cloths.
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Bié别
rēng扔
zhè这
xiē些
suì碎
bù布
tou头
，
dōu都
shì是
hǎo好
hao好
de的
xià下
jiǎo脚
liào料
。
Don't throw away these fabric scraps; they're all perfectly good usable leftovers.
Xià下
jiǎo脚
liào料
de的
jià价
gé格
bǐ比
yuán原
cái材
liào料
pián便
yi宜
hěn很
duō多
。
Scrap material is much cheaper than raw materials.