单词	lop
释义	loplop /lɒp $ lɑːp/ (also lop off) verb (past tense and past participle lopped, present participle lopping) [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINlop Origin: 1500-1600 lop ‘small branches cut off’ (15-20 centuries) Verb Table VERB TABLE lop Simple Form Present I, you, we, they lop he, she, it lops Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they lopped Present perfect I, you, we, they have lopped he, she, it has lopped Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had lopped Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will lop Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have lopped Continuous Form Present I am lopping he, she, it is lopping you, we, they are lopping Past I, he, she, it was lopping you, we, they were lopping Present perfect I, you, we, they have been lopping he, she, it has been lopping Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been lopping Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be lopping Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been lopping Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A cull of 1,000 middle managers should lop a further £225m off costs. Hrudey was a casualty of a team in dire financial trouble that wanted to lop off its higher-priced and older players. I see developing trees with only two main growth arteries where one has been lopped off, leaving an odd-looking lopsided thing. In 1995, he lopped 1. 5 seconds off his 100 butterfly. It lopped points off the government's rating in the opinion polls. Kanishka's head and torso were lopped off long ago. The building society has a discount which lops 2.36 per cent off its variable mortgage rate during the first year. The cost-cutting efforts lopped $ 200 million from annual operating expenses. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto remove something by cutting► cut off to cut part of something away from the rest of it: cut off something: · Cut off the stalks of the broccoli.cut something off: · She took the cheese and cut a big piece off. ► chop off to cut something off by hitting it hard or cutting it with a sharp tool: chop off something: · Chop off the tops of the carrots.chop something off: · Careful you don't chop your fingers off! ► snip off to quickly remove something using scissors: snip something off/snip off something: · Snip the ends of the beans off before you cook them.· After the plant finishes blooming, snip off the dead flowers. ► lop off to cut a part of something off, especially a branch of a tree: lop off something/lop something off: · Workmen have lopped off some of the branches in an effort to save the tree. ► amputate to cut off someone's arm, leg, or foot as a medical operation: · He damaged his leg so badly that it had to be amputated. ► sever to cut off a part of someone's body in an accident or an attack: · The victim's head had been severed in the accident. ► gouge somebody's eyes out to remove someone's eyes with a pointed weapon or object: gouge somebody's eyes out/gouge out somebody's eyes: · McLaren accused Roberts of trying to gouge his eyes out during the fight. WORD SETS► Gardening allotment, nounannual, nounarbour, nounaspidistra, nounbackyard, nounbarrow, nounbed, nounbillhook, nounbirdbath, nounblackcurrant, nounbloom, nounbloom, verbblossom, nounblossom, verbbonemeal, nounborder, nounbush, nounbusy Lizzie, nouncamellia, nouncane, nouncarnation, nounchrysanthemum, nounclematis, nounclimber, nouncloche, nouncompost, nouncompost, verbconifer, nounconservatory, nouncornflower, nouncrazy paving, nouncultivate, verbcultivation, nouncutting, noundaffodil, noundahlia, nounedge, verbfertilizer, nounfish meal, nounflower, verbflowerbed, nounflowerpot, nounfoliage, nounforget-me-not, nounfork, nounfork, verbfoxglove, nounframe, noungarden, noungarden, verbgarden centre, noungardener, noungardenia, noungazebo, noungeranium, noungerminate, verbgladiolus, nounglasshouse, noungnome, noungraft, noungraft, verbgrass, noungreenfly, noungreenhouse, noungrowbag, nounGrowbag, nounhardware, nounhardy, adjectivehardy perennial, nounheavy, adjectivehedge, nounheliotrope, nounherbaceous border, nounherbicide, nounhibiscus, nounhoe, nounholly, nounhollyhock, nounhoneysuckle, nounhorticulture, nounhose, nounhosepipe, nounhothouse, nounhouseplant, nounhumus, nounhyacinth, nouninsecticide, nouniris, nounivy, nounjasmine, nounkitchen garden, nounlandscape, verblandscape architect, nounlandscape gardening, nounlawn, nounlawn mower, nounlift, verblilac, nounlily of the valley, nounlop, verblush, adjectivemanicured, adjectivemanure, nounmorning glory, nounmow, verbmower, nounmuck, nounmulch, nounmulch, verbnarcissus, nounnursery, nounnurseryman, nounorangery, nounorganic, adjectiveovergrown, adjectiveox-eye, nounpack, verbparterre, nounpatch, nounpeat, nounpeony, nounpergola, nounpesticide, nounpetunia, nounphlox, nounpink, nounplant, verbplanter, nounplot, nounpoinsettia, nounpot, nounpot, verbpot plant, nounpotted, adjectivepotting shed, nounpropagate, verbpropagator, nounprune, verbrake, nounrake, verbrank, adjectiverockery, nounrock garden, nounrose, nounscion, nounsecateurs, nounseed, verbseedbed, nounset, nounshears, nounsickle, nounsnapdragon, nounsod, nounsoil, nounsow, verbspade, nounsprinkler, nounsweet pea, nounsweet william, nountopdressing, nountopiary, nountrain, verbtransplant, verbtrellis, nountrimmer, nountrowel, nounturf, nounturf, verbuproot, verbvegetable, nounwater butt, nounwatering can, nounweed, verbweedkiller, nounweedy, adjectivewheelbarrow, nounwindow box, nounwisteria, nounyard, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► off · Kanishka's head and torso were lopped off long ago.· Hrudey was a casualty of a team in dire financial trouble that wanted to lop off its higher-priced and older players.· If he did, it was lopped off.· I see developing trees with only two main growth arteries where one has been lopped off, leaving an odd-looking lopsided thing.· His swamp-hunter boots could have been an elephant's feet lopped off and hollowed out.· Pick your head up to look too far down the road and get it lopped off.· The result looked like an insidious, grey-green growth lopped off an otherwise healthy young tree to protect its trunk.· The poor rarely fell trees: they mainly lop off small branches, twigs, roots and dead wood. 1to cut something, especially branches from a tree, usually with a single strong movement SYN  chop, chop off:  Workmen have lopped off more branches in an effort to save the tree.2to reduce an amount, especially of money, by a particular amount:  They lopped £16 off the price.lop something from something Citicorp plans to lop $1.5 billion a year from its operating costs.
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