lop

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Gardeningloplop /lɒp $ lɑːp/ (also lop off) verb (lopped, lopping) [transitive] 1 DLGCUTto 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.2 to 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.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuslop• In 1995, he lopped 1. 5 seconds off his 100 butterfly.• The cost-cutting efforts lopped $ 200 million from annual operating expenses.• I see developing trees with only two main growth arteries where one has been lopped off, leaving an odd-looking lopsided thing.• Kanishka's head and torso were lopped off long ago.• It lopped points off the government's rating in the opinion polls.Origin lop (1500-1600) lop “small branches cut off” ((15-20 centuries))

单词	lop
释义	lop From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Gardeningloplop /lɒp $ lɑːp/ (also lop off) verb (lopped, lopping) [transitive] 1 DLGCUTto 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.2 to 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.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuslop• In 1995, he lopped 1. 5 seconds off his 100 butterfly.• The cost-cutting efforts lopped $ 200 million from annual operating expenses.• I see developing trees with only two main growth arteries where one has been lopped off, leaving an odd-looking lopsided thing.• Kanishka's head and torso were lopped off long ago.• It lopped points off the government's rating in the opinion polls.Origin lop (1500-1600) lop “small branches cut off” ((15-20 centuries))
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