chop
v
(-pp-)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (up) (into sth) cut sth into pieces with an axe, a knife, etc (用斧、 刀等)將某物切碎, 劈開, 剁碎
chopping wood in the garden 在花園中劈木頭
He chopped the logs (up) into firewood, ie into sticks. 他把原木劈成了柴.
Chop the meat into cubes before frying it. 把肉切成方塊再炸.
finely chopped onions, carrots, parsley, etc 剁碎的洋蔥、 胡蘿卜、 芫荽等.
2 [Tn] hit (sth) with a short downward stroke or blow 剁, 砍(某物). =>Usage at cut1 用法見cut1.
3 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被動語態]
(Brit infml 口) stop or greatly reduce (sth) 終止或削減(某事物)
Bus services in this area have been chopped. 這一地區的公共汽車班次已大為削減.
4 (phr v) chop at sth aim blows at sth with an axe, a knife, etc (用斧、 刀等)向某物砍或劈. chop sth down cause sth to fall down by cutting it at the base 砍倒(某物)
chop down a dead tree 砍倒枯樹. chop sth off (sth) remove sth (from sth) by cutting with an axe, etc (用斧等)砍掉某物
He chopped a branch off the tree. 他從樹上砍下一根樹枝.
(infml 口) Charles I had his head chopped off. 查里一世遭斬首. chop a/one's way through sth make a path through sth by chopping branches, etc (砍掉樹枝等)開路穿過某處.
chop n
1 [C]
(a) cutting stroke, esp one made with an axe 砍, 劈(尤指用斧)
She cut down the sapling with one chop. 她一斧子就把樹苗砍倒了.
(b) chopping blow, esp one made with the side of the hand 砍擊(尤指用掌側); 掌劈
a karate chop 空手道掌劈.
2 [C] thick slice of meat, usu including a rib 粗肉條(通常帶肋骨); 排骨
a pork/lamb/mutton chop 豬[羔羊/羊]排骨.
3 the chop [sing]
(sl 俚 esp Brit) act of dismissing or killing sb; act of discontinuing sth 辭退某人; 殺掉某人; 中止某事物
She got the chop after ten years with the company. 她在公司工作十年後遭解雇.
The public spending cuts will mean the chop for several hospitals. 削減公費開支意味著要砍掉幾所醫院.
chop v (-pp-)
1 (idm 習語) ,chop and `change keep changing one's plans, opinions, etc 不斷改變計劃、 意見等; 變化無常.
2 (phr v) chop about/round (of the wind) change direction suddenly (指風)突然改變方向. =>Usage at cut1 用法見cut1.