| 单词 | chip |
| 释义 | chip —chip /tʃɪp/ noun (FRIED FOOD) A1 [C usually plural] UK (US French fry) a long, thin piece of potato that is fried and usually eaten hot: » fish and chips» beans/egg/sausage and chips» oven chips (= chips that are baked in a cooker)Thesaurus+: ↑Forms of potatoes as foodThesaurus+: ↑Sandwiches and snacksA2 [C usually plural] US FOR CRISP(Cf. ↑crisp) noun (POTATO): » a bag of chipsThesaurus+: ↑Forms of potatoes as foodThesaurus+: ↑Sandwiches and snacksF0 [C usually plural] a thin slice of fried maize, banana, or other food that is eaten cold: » banana chipsThesaurus+: ↑Sandwiches and snacks• • • Extra Examples:» Cod and chips, please.» He consumes vast quantities of chips with every meal.» Joe demolished an enormous plateful of sausages and chips.» The children seem to exist on a diet of burgers and chips.» I've just bought a deep-fat fryer for cooking chips.noun [C] (ALSO microchip) specialized (COMPUTER PART) ► B2 a very small piece of semiconductor, especially in a computer, that contains extremely small electronic circuits and devices, and can perform particular operations: » a silicon chipThesaurus+: ↑Electrical components and circuitryThesaurus+: ↑Computer hardware• • • Extra Examples:» The computer chip compresses and decompresses a colour image in less than a second.» The invention of the silicon chip was a landmark in the history of the computer.» The silicon chip is a classic example of the benefits of miniaturization.» Using a single chip reduces (the) noise on the output signal by 90%.» We use a Pentium chip.noun [C] (PIECE) ► F0 a small piece that has been broken off a larger object, or the mark left on an object such as a cup, plate, etc. where a small piece has been broken off it: » wood chips» Polly fell and knocked a chip out of her front tooth.» This mug's got a chip in it/out of it.Thesaurus+: ↑Words meaning small pieces and amountsnoun [C] (PLASTIC COIN) ► F0 a small plastic disc used to represent a particular amount of money in gambling: » FIGURATIVE The hostages are being held as a bargaining chip by terrorist organizations.Thesaurus+: ↑Gambling and bookmaking , ↑Taking risksThesaurus+: ↑Forms of money and methods of paymentverb [I or T] (-pp-) ↑Verb Endings for chip ► F0 to break a small piece off something by accident: » I wish my nail polish wouldn't keep chipping.» He's chipped a bone in his wrist.Thesaurus+: ↑Tearing and breaking into pieces |
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