chop
v. 砍,切; 降低
n. 排骨; 掌劈
If you chop something, you cut it into pieces with strong downward movements of a knife or an axe.
Chop the butter into small pieces...
把黄油切成小片。
Chop the onions very finely...
把洋葱切碎。
A chop is a small piece of meat cut from the ribs of a sheep or pig.
...grilled lamb chops.
烤羊排
When people chop and change, they keep changing their minds about what to do or how to act.
Don't ask me why they have chopped and changed so much.
别问我为什么他们一会儿一个主意。
If something is for the chop or is going to get the chop, it is going to be stopped or closed. If someone is for the chop, they are going to lose their job or position.
He won't say which programmes are for the chop...
他不愿说哪些项目将被毙掉。
I was both disappointed and amazed when I got the chop from the Wales team.
我被威尔士队解聘时,既失望又错愕。
1. a small cut of meat including part of a rib
2. a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
3. a grounder that bounces high in the air
1. cut into pieces;
2. move suddenly
3. strike sharply, as in some sports
4. cut with a hacking tool
5. hit sharply
chop, cut, hack
这些动词均有"切,砍"之意。
the chop
(英,非正式)解雇
chop logic
学究般令人厌烦地争辩;诡辩
not much chop
(非正式,主 澳/新西兰)令人不满的,不行的
The tall poppy gets the chop.
枪打领头鸟,斧砍长头草.
He struck off the branch with a single chop of the ax.
他一斧子就砍掉了那根树枝.
That is sobering for anybody tempted to chop down rainforest and plant something more immediately lucrative.
这让那些想砍倒雨林后种植更短期见利的树种的人清醒了.
You're not going to chop up my advertising budget, again?
你不会又要砍我的广告预算 吧 ?
Every day, the woodman would set out early in the morning to chop down trees.
每天早上, 樵夫总是很早就出去砍柴.