chop
verb
noun
tʃɒp
verb
1
chop up
also
又作
to
cut
something
into
smaller
pieces
切，劈，砍
He
went
outside
to
chop
some
more
wood
for
the
fire.
他出去再砍些木材来生火。
Can
you
chop
up
some
carrots
for
me?
你能帮我切一些胡萝卜吗？
Add
two
finely
chopped
onions
and
a
clove
of
garlic.
加上两个切碎的洋葱和一瓣大蒜。
chop
sth
into
pieces/chunks
etc
Chop
the
meat
into
small
cubes.
把肉切成丁。
2
to
reduce
an
amount
of
money
by
a
large
amount
[非正式] 〔大幅度〕削减〔钱〕
informal
He
suddenly
found
that
his
income
had
been
chopped
in
half.
他突然间发现自己的收入被削减了一半。
3
chop and change
to
keep
changing
your
mind
[英，非正式] 不停改变主意; 变化无常
BrE informal
You
can’t
keep
chopping
and
changing
like
this!
你不可以这样不断地改变主意！
4
to
hit
something
with
a
sharp
tool
in
order
to
cut
it
砍，劈
They
chopped
at
the
bushes
with
their
knives.
他们用刀劈开灌木丛。
5
to
make
a
tree
fall
down
by
cutting
it
with
a
sharp
tool
砍倒，伐倒
A
couple
of
the
older
trees
will
have
to
be
chopped
down.
有几棵树龄较大的树木要砍伐掉。
Large
areas
of
rainforest
are
being
chopped
down
every
day.
每天都有大片热带雨林遭砍伐。
6
to
remove
something
by
cutting
it
with
a
sharp
tool
〔用利器〕砍掉，砍断
The
branch
had
been
chopped
off.
这根树枝已经被砍断了。
noun
7
a
small
piece
of
meat
on
a
bone,
usually
cut
from
a
sheep
or
pig
〔羊、猪等〕排骨;
a
grilled
pork/lamb
chop
烤猪排/羊排
8
the chop
a.
if
you
get
or
are
given
the
chop,
you
lose
your
job
b.
if
something
gets
or
is
given
the
chop,
it
is
closed
or
stopped
because
people
do
not
want
to
pay
for
it
any
more
取消，砍削
BrE
Six
more
staff
got
the
chop
last
week.
上星期又有六名员工被解雇。
I
might
be
for
the
chop
(=lose
my
job)
.
我可能会失去工作。
The
project
might
get
the
chop.
这个项目可能要被取消。
This
factory
might
now
be
for
the
chop
(=likely
to
be
closed)
.
这家工厂现在有可能被关闭。
9
a
hard
downward
movement
that
you
make
with
your
hand
掌劈
a
karate
chop
空手道的掌劈
10
the
act
of
hitting
something
with
a
sharp
tool
in
order
to
cut
it
〔用利器的〕砍，劈
With
one
last
chop
he
split
the
log
in
two.
他最后一下把木头劈成了两半。
11
chops
the
lower
part
of
the
face
of
a
person
or
animal
–
used
humorously
[非正式] 颏，下巴〔幽默用法〕
plural 复数 | informal
Jack
was
grinning
all
over
his
chops.
杰克笑得合不拢嘴。