单词 | chop |
释义 | verb | noun chopchop1 /tʃɑp/ ●●● S3 W3 verb (chopped, chopping) 1 [transitive] chop something up to cut something such as food or wood into smaller pieces: chop something into pieces/chunks/cubes etc. Chop the carrots into bite-sized pieces.finely/coarsely chopped (=cut into small or large pieces)► see thesaurus at cut12[transitive] to reduce the number or amount of something, especially by a lot: Over 200,000 jobs have been chopped this year.chop something off The university chopped off $22 million from the budget.3[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to swing a sharp heavy tool such as an ax in order to cut something: chop (away) at something Volunteers chopped away at the weeds covering the field.chop through something The rope was so thick we couldn’t chop through it.4chop wood to cut trees into pieces using an ax, usually to be burned in a fire: He’s out back chopping wood.5[transitive] to hit a ball in a quick downward way, using a bat, racket, etc.chop something ↔ down phrasal verb to make a tree or large plant fall down by cutting it with a sharp tool such as an ax SYN cut down: He chopped down the trees and built most of the house himself.chop something off phrasal verb to remove something by cutting it with a sharp tool so that it is not connected to something else anymore SYN cut off: She chopped off all her hair. Chop some of the lower branches off. verb | noun chopchop2 noun [countable] 1a small flat piece of meat on a bone, usually cut from a sheep or pig: pork chops and applesauce2a sudden downward movement with your hand: a karate chop3chops [plural] informal the part of your face that includes your mouth and jaw: The woman hit me right in the chops.4the act of hitting something once with a sharp tool such as an ax → see also lick your lips/chops at lick1 (4) |
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