摘要：“Crap”源自中古英语 crappe（谷物壳、渣滓），可能来自古法语 crape（筛下的废料）或中古荷兰语 krappe（碎屑）。15世纪指“残渣”或“废物”，19世纪扩展为俚语，意为“粪便”或“无价值的东西”，20世纪成为粗俗用语，表示“胡说”或“垃圾”。
crap
[CRAP]
英 [kræp] 美 [kræp]
n.废话；质量差的东西；垃圾；粪便 adj.劣质的；蹩脚的 v.排便
◉词源
“Crap”源自中古英语 crappe（谷物壳、渣滓），可能来自古法语 crape（筛下的废料）或中古荷兰语 krappe（碎屑）。15世纪指“残渣”或“废物”，19世纪扩展为俚语，意为“粪便”或“无价值的东西”，20世纪成为粗俗用语，表示“胡说”或“垃圾”。
◉外刊例句
① 《经济学人》（The Economist），2023年10月7日
Critics dismissed the proposal as populist crap, lacking substance.
批评者认为该提案是毫无实质的民粹废话。
② 《纽约时报》（The New York Times），2022年11月20日
He called the tabloid stories “utter crap” during the interview.
他在采访中称小报报道为“彻头彻尾的废话”。
③ 《卫报》（The Guardian），2024年1月15日
Fans complained the sequel was crap compared to the original.
粉丝抱怨续集与原作相比简直是垃圾。
◉经典名著
① 《汤姆·索亚历险记》（The Adventures of Tom Sawyer），马克·吐温（Mark Twain），1876年
Tom called the chore “utter crap.”
汤姆称那件家务是“彻头彻尾的废物”。
② 《了不起的盖茨比》（The Great Gatsby），F·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德（F. Scott Fitzgerald），1925年
He dismissed the rumors as crap.
他将谣言斥为废话。
◉Usage Examples
(1) That's a lot of crap.
(2) His speech was a load of crap.
(3) Forget about all the crap I said before.
(4) I'm tired of eating the crap they serve in the canteen.
(5) Why do you people still watch that crap?
(6) Let' s clear all this crap off the kitchen.
(1) 那真是一派胡言。
(2) 他的演讲词通篇是废话。
(3) 忘记我之前说过的废话吧。
(4) 我已经吃腻了食堂里的劣质饭菜。
(5) 为什么你们这些人还看这些狗屁节目?
(6) 让我们把厨房里所有的垃圾清理掉。
◉Usage Notes
Crapis a versatile word, usually meaning feces, stuff, or garbage. It's definitely slang but not really obscene.
This is a word that's on the borderline between acceptable slang and potty language. You can be 100% sure that saying the s-word (which means almost exactly the same thing as crap) will get you in trouble if you said it in class, but crap isn't so clear cut. It's sort of naughty but getting less naughty all the time. But whether you're taking a crap (pooping) or being told to get all the crap (junk) off your desk, you'll find that crap of any kind is never held in high regard.
◉柯林斯词典
1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]错误的；质量差的；蹩脚的 If you describe something as
crap, you think that it is wrong or of very poor quality. [disapproval] [INFORMAL 非正式] [RUDE 无礼]
Crap is also a noun.
It is a tedious, humourless load of crap.
那是一堆枯燥乏味、毫无幽默感的废话。
2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]粪便；屎 Crap is sometimes used to refer to faeces. [INFORMAL 非正式] [RUDE 无礼]
3[VERB 动词]排便；拉屎 To crap means to get rid of faeces from your body. [V] [INFORMAL 非正式] [RUDE 无礼]
4[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](主要流行于北美洲的)双骰子赌博游戏 Craps or crap is a gambling game, played mainly in North America, in which you throw two dice and bet what the total will be.
I'll shoot some craps or play some blackjack.
我要掷几把骰子，玩几把21点纸牌。
来源：学无用的英语