单词 | chap |
释义 | chap chap1 /chap/, v. , chapped, chapping, n. v.t. 1. to crack, roughen, and redden (the skin): The windy, cold weather chapped her lips. 2. to cause (the ground, wood, etc.) to split, crack, or open in clefts: The summer heat and drought chapped the riverbank. v.i. 3. to become chapped. n. 4. a fissure or crack, esp. in the skin. 5. Scot. a knock; rap. [1275-1325; ME chappen; c. D kappen to cut; akin to CHIP1] chap2 /chap/, n. 1. Informal. a fellow; man or boy. 2. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a baby or young child. 3. Brit. Dial. a customer. [1570-80; short for CHAPMAN] chap3 /chop, chap/, n. chop3. [1325-75; ME; perh. special use of CHAP1] |
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