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单词 chop-chop
释义

chop-chop

[ chop-chop ]
/ ˈtʃɒpˈtʃɒp /
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adverb

with haste; quickly.

Origin of chop-chop

1825–35; repetitive compound based on Chinese Pidgin English chop quick, of uncertain origin

Words nearby chop-chop

chop, chopa, Chopart's amputation, Chopart's joint, chopblock, chop-chop, chopfallen, chophouse, chopin, chopine, Chopin, Frédéric
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Example sentences from the Web for chop-chop

  • Talent does not understand such a process; it is mechanical, unvarying, chop-chop, day in and day out.

    Murder in Any Degree|Owen Johnson

  • When a cooly is sent on an errand requiring haste, he is told to go 'chop-chop.'

    The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty Days 1825-1844|William C. Hunter

  • Chop-chop means "very fast;" maskee, "don't mind;" Topside Galah, "Excelsior, hurrah!"

    Across America|James F. Rusling

British Dictionary definitions for chop-chop

chop chop

adverb

pidgin English for quicklySee quickly

Word Origin for chop chop

C19: from Chinese dialect; related to Cantonese kap kap
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Words related to chop-chop

rapid, agile, brisk, nimble, hot, quick, swift, careless, hurried, impulsive, urgent, sudden, abrupt, ill-advised, expeditious, reckless, rapidly, instantaneously, swiftly, speedily
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