chip
n
1 thin piece cut or broken off from wood, stone, china, glass, etc (木、 石、 瓷、 玻璃等切割下或碰下的)薄片, 破片, 碎塊, 碎屑: a chip of wood 木屑.
2 place from which such a piece has been broken (這種碎塊所留下的)缺損處
This mug has a chip in it. 這個缸子上有個缺口. =>illus 見插圖.
3 (US French `fry) (usu pl 通常作復數) thin strip of potato fried in deep fat 炸馬鈴薯條
a plate of chips 一盤炸土豆條 *,fish and `chips, ie fish coated in batter, fried and served with chips 炸魚和炸土豆條. =>illus at potato 見potato之插圖.
4 (US) = crisp n.
5 flat plastic counter2(1) used to represent money, esp in gambling 籌碼(用以代錢, 尤用於賭博).
6 = microchip.
7 (also `chip shot) (esp in golf and football) shot or kick that travels steeply upwards and then lands within a short distance (尤指高爾夫球和足球)高球.
8 (idm 習語) a ,chip off the old `block (infml 口) person (esp a man or boy) who is like his father in character 性格像父親的人(尤指男的). have a `chip on one's shoulder (infml 口) be bitter, resentful or defiant because one feels that one's past, background, physical appearance, etc, causes other people to be prejudiced against one 因感到自己的過去、 背景、 外貌等使別人產生偏見而懷恨、 不滿或對抗
She's got a chip on her shoulder about not having gone to university. 她因為沒有進入大學而憤憤不平. have had one's `chips (Brit sl 俚) be dead, dying or defeated 已死、 垂死或受挫. when the chips are down (infml 口) when a crisis point is reached 危急關頭
When the chips were down he found the courage to carry on. 他在關鍵時刻勇於堅持到底.
chip v
1
(a) [Tn] break or cut (sth) at the edge or surface (在邊緣或表面)打破或切削(某物)
a badly chipped saucer 邊緣嚴重破損的碟子
chip a tooth 錛了牙齒
He chipped one of my best glasses. 他碰壞了我最好的玻璃杯. =>illus 見插圖.
(b) [I] (tend to) break at the edge or surface (易於)從邊緣或表面破裂
Be careful with these plates they chip very easily. 小心這些盤子--邊緣容易破損.
The paint is chipping badly. 油漆在嚴重剝落.
2
(a) [Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth from/off sth; ~ sth off break or cut (a small piece) from the edge or surface of sth 從某物的邊緣或表面折下或切下(一小塊)
A piece was chipped off the piano when we moved house. 我們搬家時鋼琴碰掉了一小塊.
We chipped the old plaster (away) (ie removed it in small pieces) from the wall. 我們把舊墻皮從墻上鏟掉.
(b) [Ipr, Ip]
~ off (sth) be broken off in small pieces 呈小塊掉下; 剝落
The paint has chipped off where the table touches the wall. 桌子接觸墻壁的地方漆皮已剝落.
3 [Tn] shape or carve (sth) by cutting the edge or surface (with an axe, chisel, etc) (用斧、 鑿等切削邊緣或表面)雕刻(某物)或使(某物)成形; 砍成; 鑿成.
4 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被動語態]
make (potatoes) into chips (chip1 3) 將(土豆)切成小條
chipped potatoes 土豆條.
5 [I, Tn] (esp in golf and football, etc) strike or kick (the ball) so that it travels steeply upwards and then lands within a short distance (尤指高爾夫球或足球)打高或踢高(球).
6 (phr v) chip away at sth continuously break off small pieces from sth 從某物上不斷除去小塊
chipping away at a block of marble with a chisel 用鑿子在大理石上不停地鑿
(fig 比喻) He kept chipping away at the problem until he had solved it. 他一直在琢磨這一問題, 直到把它解決為止. chip in (with sth) (infml 口)
(a) join in or interrupt a conversation 參加談話或插嘴
She chipped in with some inter...
*[t?ip]n. 屑片, 薄片, 碎片vt. 削, 切, 削成碎片, 使摔倒, 鑿vi. 削下屑片【計】 孔屑; 組件; 晶片; 芯片【化】 切屑【醫】 碎片相關詞組: as dry as a chip have a chip on one's shoulder chip sth away chip away at not care a chip for