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chop

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/ tʃɔp; NAmE tʃɑːp /
◙ verb (-pp-)
1. ~ sth (up) (into sth) to cut sth into pieces with a sharp tool such as a knife
• 切碎；剁碎；砍；劈:
▪ [VN]
»Chop the carrots up into small pieces.
  把胡萝卜切成小块。
»Add the finely chopped onions.
  加入切碎的洋葱。
»He was chopping logs for firewood.
  他在把原木劈成木柴。
»(figurative) The country was chopped up into small administrative areas.
  这个国家被划分为若干小的行政区。
▪ [also V]
2. [VN] [usually passive] (informal) to reduce sth by a large amount; to stop sth
• (大幅度地)削减,降低；取消；终止
【SYN】 cut :
»The share price was chopped from 50 pence to 20 pence.
  股价由每股 50 便士猛降至 20 便士。
3. [VN] to hit sb / sth with a short downward stroke or blow
• 向下猛击

【IDIOMS】

◘ ˌchop and 'change
(BrE, informal)
• to keep changing your mind or what you are doing
• 变化无常；反覆变换

【PHR V】

◘ 'chop (away) at sth
• to aim blows at sth with a heavy sharp tool such as an axe
• 对准…砍去(或猛击)
◘ ˌchop sth∽'down
• to make sth, such as a tree, fall by cutting it at the base with a sharp tool
• 砍伐,伐倒(如树木)
◘ ˌchop sth∽'off (sth)
• to remove sth by cutting it with a sharp tool
• 砍掉；砍下；砍断:
»He chopped a branch off the tree.
  他从那棵树上砍下一根树枝。
»(informal) Anne Boleyn had her head chopped off.
  安妮 · 博林被斩首。◙ noun
1. [C] a thick slice of meat with a bone attached to it, especially from a pig or sheep
• 猪(或羊等)排:
»a pork / lamb chop
  猪/羊排
2. [C] an act of cutting sth with a quick downward movement using an axe or a knife
• 砍；劈；剁
3. [C] an act of hitting sb / sth with the side of your hand in a quick downward movement
• 掌劈:
»a karate chop
  空手道中的掌劈
4. chops [pl.] (informal) the part of a person's or an animal's face around the mouth
• (人或动物的)嘴周围的地方:
»The dog sat licking its chops.
  那只狗坐着在舔嘴。
◘ get / be given the 'chop
(BrE, informal)
1. (of a person 人) to be dismissed from a job
• 被解雇；被撤职:
»The whole department has been given the chop.
  整个部门的员工都已被解雇。
2. (of a plan, project, etc. 计划、工程等) to be stopped or ended
• 被砍去；被取消:
»Three more schemes have got the chop.
  又有三个方案遭斧削了。
◘ be for the 'chop
(BrE, informal)
1. (of a person 人) to be likely to be dismissed from a job
• 可能遭裁员:
»Who's next for the chop?
  下一个轮到谁被裁员？
2. (of a plan, project, etc. 计划、工程等) to be likely to be stopped or ended
• 可能被取消(或终止)
◘ not much 'chop
(AustralE, NZE, informal)
• not very good or useful
• 不算好的；不太有用的

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