单词 | chap |
释义 | chap 1. v. & n. --v (chapped, chapping)   1. intr. (esp. of the skin; also of dry ground etc.) crack in fissures, esp. because of exposure and dryness.   2. tr. (of the wind, cold, etc.) cause to chap. --n (usu. in pl.)   1. a crack in the skin.   2. an open seam. Etymology: ME, perh. rel. to MLG, MDu. kappen chop off 2. n. colloq. a man; a boy; a fellow. Etymology: abbr. of CHAPMAN 3. n. the lower jaw or half of the cheek, esp. of a pig as food. Phrases and idioms chap-fallen dispirited, dejected (with the lower jaw hanging). Etymology: 16th c.: var. of CHOP(2), of unkn. orig. |
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