chip

noun

1. （木头、玻璃等的）缺口，缺损处
   the place from which a small piece of wood, glass, etc. has broken from an object
   1. This mug has a chip in it.
      这缸子有个豁口。
2. （木头、玻璃等上掉下来的）碎屑，碎片，碎渣
   a small piece of wood, glass, etc. that has broken off an object
   1. chips of wood
      碎木屑
   2. chocolate chip cookies (= biscuits containing small pieces of chocolate)
      碎粒巧克力饼干
3. 油炸土豆条；炸薯条
   a long thin piece of potato fried in oil or fat
   1. chip technology
      芯片科技
4. 油炸土豆条；炸薯条
   a long thin piece of potato fried in oil or fat
   1. chip technology
      芯片科技
5. 油炸土豆条；炸薯条
   a long thin piece of potato fried in oil or fat
   1. chip technology
      芯片科技
6. （作赌注用的）筹码
   a small flat piece of plastic used to represent a particular amount of money in some types of gambling
   1. The release of prisoners was used as a bargaining chip .
      释放战俘被用作讨价还价的筹码。
7. （足球）高球；（高尔夫球）近穴球
   an act of hitting or kicking a ball high in the air so that it lands within a short distance

verb

1. 打破；弄缺；被损坏
   to damage sth by breaking a small piece off it; to become damaged in this way
   1. a badly chipped saucer
      破损厉害的碟子
   2. She chipped one of her front teeth.
      她锛了一颗门牙。
   3. These plates chip easily.
      这些盘子容易破损。
2. 切下，削下，凿下（碎片、屑片）
   to cut or break small pieces off sth with a tool
   1. Chip away the damaged area.
      把损坏的部分凿掉。
   2. The fossils had been chipped out of the rock.
      那些化石已从岩石上被凿了下来。
3. 打（或踢）高球；近穴击球
   to hit or kick the ball so that it goes high in the air and then lands within a short distance
4. 将（土豆等）切条
   to cut potatoes into long thin pieces and fry them in deep oil
5. （为辨认而在狗或其他动物的皮下）植入微芯片
   to put a microchip under the skin of a dog or other animal so that it can be identified if it is lost or stolen

1. N-COUNT 炸薯条
   Chips are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat and eaten hot, usually with a meal.
   1. I had fish and chips in a cafe...
      我在一家小餐馆吃了炸鱼薯条。
   2. Frank Browne shook more sauce over his chips.
      弗兰克·布朗在炸薯条上又撒了些酱汁。

in AM, use 美国英语用 French fries


2. N-COUNT （作为零食的）炸薯片
   Chips or potato chips are very thin slices of fried potato that are eaten cold as a snack.
   1. ...a package of onion-flavored potato chips.
      一包洋葱味薯片

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 crisps


3. 芯片;集成电路片
   A silicon chip is a very small piece of silicon with electronic circuits on it which is part of a computer or other piece of machinery.
4. N-COUNT 碎片;碎屑;碎块
   A chip is a small piece of something or a small piece which has been broken off something.
   1. It contains real chocolate chips...
      里面有货真价实的巧克力碎屑。
   2. He was burning wood chips to make charcoal...
      他在用碎木头烧制木炭。
   3. Teichler's eyes gleamed like chips of blue glass.
      泰希勒的眼睛像蓝色的玻璃片一样闪亮。
5. N-COUNT (瓷器上的)缺口，豁口;(家具上的)凹坑，瘪儿
   A chip in something such as a piece of china or furniture is where a small piece has been broken off it.
   1. The washbasin had a small chip.
      脸盆边上有个小豁口。
6. V-ERG 削掉，凿落(碎片);剥落
   If you chip something or if it chips, a small piece is broken off it.
   1. The blow chipped the woman's tooth...
      那一击把那个女人的一颗牙打掉了一块。
   2. Steel baths are lighter but chip easily.
      钢制浴缸是轻一点，不过容易碰损。
7. N-COUNT (用于赌钱的)筹码
   Chips are plastic counters used in gambling to represent money.
   1. He put the pile of chips in the center of the table and drew a card.
      他将一堆筹码堆在桌子中间，抽了一张牌。
8. N-COUNT (谈判中的)筹码，讨价还价的资本
   In discussions between people or governments, a chip or a bargaining chip is something of value which one side holds, which can be exchanged for something they want from the other side.
   1. The information could be used as a bargaining chip to extract some parallel information from Britain...
      这个情报可以当作筹码，从英国人那里换取等价的消息。
   2. He was not expected to be released because he was considered a valuable chip in this game.
      估计他不会被释放，因为他是这场较量中的一个重要筹码。
9. See also: blue chip
10. PHRASE (性格或行为)酷似父亲(或母亲)的人
    If you describe someone as a chip off the old block, you mean that they are just like one of their parents in character or behaviour.
    1. Her fifth child was born, a son who Sally at first thought was another chip off the old block.
       她的第5个孩子降生了，是个儿子;刚开始，萨莉以为这孩子又是跟他父亲一个模子。
11. PHRASE 紧急关头;关键时刻
    If you say that something happens when the chips are down, you mean it happens when a situation gets very difficult.
    1. When the chips are down, she's very tough.
       关键时刻，她总是很坚强。
12. PHRASE (自我感觉)低人一等，不忿
    If you say that someone has a chip on their shoulder, you think that they feel inferior or that they believe they have been treated unfairly.
    1. He had this chip on his shoulder about my mum and dad thinking that they're better than him.
       他在我父母面前一脸晦气，觉得他们看不起他。

1. You chip away at the problem until somebody comes up with the right answer
   你们要不断地琢磨这个问题直到有人得出正确答案为止。
2. Rubio suggests that oil be used as a bargaining chip in any trade talks.
   鲁比奥建议把石油当作所有贸易谈判的筹码。
3. Blue chip issues were sharply higher, but the rest of the market actually declined slightly by the end of the day.
   蓝筹股一路飙升，但股市其他股票却在当天收盘时稍有走低。
4. I had fish and chips in a cafe
   我在一家小餐馆吃了炸鱼薯条。
5. Frank Browne shook more sauce over his chips.
   弗兰克·布朗在炸薯条上又撒了些酱汁。
6. It contains real chocolate chips
   里面有货真价实的巧克力碎屑。
7. He was burning wood chips to make charcoal
   他在用碎木头烧制木炭。
8. Teichler's eyes gleamed like chips of blue glass.
   泰希勒的眼睛像蓝色的玻璃片一样闪亮。
9. The washbasin had a small chip.
   脸盆边上有个小豁口。
10. The blow chipped the woman's tooth
    那一击把那个女人的一颗牙打掉了一块。
11. Steel baths are lighter but chip easily.
    钢制浴缸是轻一点，不过容易碰损。
12. He put the pile of chips in the center of the table and drew a card.
    他将一堆筹码堆在桌子中间，抽了一张牌。
13. The information could be used as a bargaining chip to extract some parallel information from Britain
    这个情报可以当作筹码，从英国人那里换取等价的消息。
14. He was not expected to be released because he was considered a valuable chip in this game.
    估计他不会被释放，因为他是这场较量中的一个重要筹码。
15. When the chips are down, she's very tough.
    关键时刻，她总是很坚强。
16. He had this chip on his shoulder about my mum and dad thinking that they're better than him.
    他在我父母面前一脸晦气，觉得他们看不起他。
17. They chip in for the petrol and food
    他们凑钱买汽油和食物。
18. The brothers chip in a certain amount of money each month to hire a home health aide.
    兄弟几个每个月凑一笔钱，请了一个家庭护理。
19. That was Nicholas's cue to ask for another chocolate chip cookie.
    那表示尼古拉斯还想要一块巧克力曲奇。
20. He used a hammer and chisel to chip away at the wall.
    他用榔头和凿子铲墙。
21. A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.
    芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。
22. The vacuum flask has a strong casing, which won't crack or chip
    这种热水瓶瓶身坚固，不易断裂破碎。
23. Tomorrow's children will be even more in the thrall of the silicon chip.
    将来硅片对孩子们的影响将进一步加深。
24. The old man would chip in while we were speaking.
    我们在谈话时，那老头儿总要插嘴。
25. She just loves to chip in when others are talking.
    她真爱插嘴。
26. This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.
    这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
27. They finally succeeded in making the high-grade chip.
    他们终于把这种优质芯片造出来了。
28. A new chip has been successfully trial-produced.
    一种新的芯片试制成功了。
29. I chip away the damaged brick and replaced it with a new one.
    我把那块损坏了的砖头一点一点地敲掉，然后换上一块新的。

chip away at sth

1. 不停地削（或凿）
   to keep breaking small pieces off sth
   1. This mug has a chip in it.
      这缸子有个豁口。

chip in (with sth)

1. 插话；插嘴；（对谈话或讨论进行）补充
   to join in or interrupt a conversation; to add sth to a conversation or discussion
   1. chip technology
      芯片科技
2. 凑份子
   to give some money so that a group of people can buy sth together
   1. chip technology
      芯片科技

chip off

chip sth↔off

1. （小块地）损坏，毁坏，剥落，被损坏，被毁坏
   to damage sth by breaking a small piece off it; to be damaged in this way

n.

a chip off the old block

• （相貌或性格）酷似父亲或母亲的人
  a person who is very similar to their mother or father in the way that they look or behave

have a chip on your shoulder (about sth)

• （因受过委屈而变得）敏感，好生气
  to be sensitive about sth that happened in the past and become easily offended if it is mentioned because you think that you were treated unfairly

have had your chips

• 注定要失败（或完蛋）
  to be in a situation in which you are certain to be defeated or killed

when the chips are down

• 在危急关头；在关键时刻
  used to refer to a difficult situation in which you are forced to decide what is important to you
  1. I'm not sure what I'll do when the chips are down.
     我拿不准到了关键时刻我会干出些什么事来。

cash in your chips

• 死
  to die

noun

1. the act of chipping something

   Synonym:    chippingsplintering

2. (golf) a low running approach shot

   Synonym:    chip shot

3. electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit

   Synonym:    microchipmicro chipsilicon chipmicroprocessor chip

4. a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling

   Synonym:    poker chip

5. a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line

6. a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

   Synonym:    check

7. a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

   Synonym:    crisppotato chipSaratoga chip

8. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
   1. a bit of rock caught him in the eye

   Synonym:    bitflakefleckscrap

9. a piece of dried bovine dung

   Synonym:    cow chipcow dungbuffalo chip

verb

1. cut a nick into

   Synonym:    nick

2. break a small piece off from
   1. chip the glass
   2. chip a tooth

   Synonym:    knapcut offbreak off

3. break off (a piece from a whole)
   1. Her tooth chipped

   Synonym:    chip offcome offbreak awaybreak off

4. form by chipping
   1. They chipped their names in the stone

5. play a chip shot