| 单词 | chop |
| 释义 | chop 1. v. & n. --vtr. (chopped, chopping) 1. (usu. foll. by off, down, etc.) cut or fell by a blow, usu. with an axe. 2. (often foll. by up) cut (esp. meat or vegetables) into small pieces. 3. strike (esp. a ball) with a short heavy edgewise blow. 4. Brit. colloq. dispense with; shorten or curtail. --n 1. a cutting blow, esp. with an axe. 2. a thick slice of meat (esp. pork or lamb) usu. including a rib. 3. a short heavy edgewise stroke or blow in tennis, cricket, boxing, etc. 4. the broken motion of water, usu. owing to the action of the wind against the tide. 5. (prec. by the) Brit. sl. a dismissal from employment. b the action of killing or being killed. Phrases and idioms chop logic argue pedantically. Etymology: ME, var. of CHAP(1) 2. n. (usu. in pl.) the jaw of an animal etc. Etymology: 16th-c. var. (occurring earlier) of CHAP(3), of unkn. orig. 3. v.intr. (chopped, chopping) Phrases and idioms chop and change vacillate; change direction frequently. Etymology: ME, perh. rel. to chap f. OE ceapian (as CHEAP) 4. n. Brit. archaic a trade mark; a brand of goods. Phrases and idioms not much chop esp. Austral. & NZ no good. Etymology: orig. in India & China, f. Hindi chap stamp |
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