| 单词 | choppy |
| 释义 | choppy (once / 8808 pages) adj When water is choppy, it's wind-blown and rippling with waves. It's tricky for a beginner to sail in a choppy lake. Choppy usually describes what happens to the surface of a body of water during a storm. Strong wind blowing across a bay, for example, turns the water choppy and rough. Something with a jerky, abrupt way of moving or flowing is also choppy, whether it's a piece of music or a filmed scene in a movie. In the 1600s, a stormy sea was described as chopping, which had changed to choppy by about 1830. WORD FAMILYchoppy: choppier, choppiest, choppily, choppiness+/chop: chopped, chopper, chopping, choppy, chops/chopper: choppers USAGE EXAMPLESThey were drifting on choppy waves at least a mile off the coast. Los Angeles Times(Dec 22, 2016) Things are getting choppy in New York’s once-rocketing residential real estate market. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) The figures are often choppy week to week, but broader trends suggest an exceptionally low level of layoffs. Wall Street Journal(Dec 15, 2016) 1adj rough with small waves choppy seas Syn stormy (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion 2adj marked by abrupt transitions choppy prose Syn jerky sudden happening without warning or in a short space of time |
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