chop

verb

1. 切碎；剁碎；砍；劈
   to cut sth into pieces with a sharp tool such as a knife
   1. Chop the carrots up into small pieces.
      把胡萝卜切成小块。
   2. Add the finely chopped onions.
      加入切碎的洋葱。
   3. He was chopping logs for firewood.
      他在把原木劈成柴火。
   4. The country was chopped up into small administrative areas.
      这个国家被划分为若干小的行政区。
2. （大幅度地）削减，降低；取消；终止
   to reduce sth by a large amount; to stop sth
   1. 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. 向下猛击
   to hit sb/sth with a short downward stroke or blow

noun

1. 猪（或羊等）排
   a thick slice of meat with a bone attached to it, especially from a pig or sheep
   1. a pork/lamb chop
      猪 / 羊排
2. 砍；劈；剁
   an act of cutting sth with a quick downward movement using an axe or a knife
3. 掌劈
   an act of hitting sb/sth with the side of your hand in a quick downward movement
   1. a karate chop
      空手道中的掌劈
4. （人或动物的）嘴周围的地方
   the part of a person's or an animal's face around the mouth
   1. The dog sat licking its chops.
      那只狗坐着在舔嘴。

1. VERB 砍;剁;劈;切
   If you chop something, you cut it into pieces with strong downward movements of a knife or an axe.
   1. Chop the butter into small pieces...
      把黄油切成小片。
   2. Chop the onions very finely...
      把洋葱切碎。
   3. Visitors were set to work chopping wood.
      游客们被安排去劈柴。
   4. ...chopped tomatoes.
      切好的西红柿
2. N-COUNT (羊或猪的)排骨
   A chop is a small piece of meat cut from the ribs of a sheep or pig.
   1. ...grilled lamb chops.
      烤羊排
3. PHRASE 反复无常;不断变卦
   When people chop and change, they keep changing their minds about what to do or how to act.
   1. Don't ask me why they have chopped and changed so much.
      别问我为什么他们一会儿一个主意。
4. PHRASE 将被取消(或关闭);(人)将被解雇
   If something is for the chop or is going to get the chop, it is going to be stopped or closed. If someone is for the chop, they are going to lose their job or position.
   1. He won't say which programmes are for the chop...
      他不愿说哪些项目将被毙掉。
   2. I was both disappointed and amazed when I got the chop from the Wales team.
      我被威尔士队解聘时，既失望又错愕。

1. Chop the butter into small pieces
   把黄油切成小片。
2. Chop the onions very finely
   把洋葱切碎。
3. Visitors were set to work chopping wood.
   游客们被安排去劈柴。
4. Don't ask me why they have chopped and changed so much.
   别问我为什么他们一会儿一个主意。
5. He won't say which programmes are for the chop
   他不愿说哪些项目将被毙掉。
6. I was both disappointed and amazed when I got the chop from the Wales team.
   我被威尔士队解聘时，既失望又错愕。
7. Sometimes they have to chop down a tree for firewood.
   他们有时只好砍树当柴烧。
8. Chop up three firm tomatoes.
   拿3个硬西红柿切碎。
9. The purpose of the edit is fairly simple — to chop out the boring bits from the original.
   编辑的目的非常简单——删掉原稿中那些无用的部分。
10. Roughly chop the vegetables, and keep back a little to chop finely and serve as a garnish.
    大致切一下蔬菜，留下一点切细用作饰菜。
11. Will you chop an onion up for me?
    你能帮我把一个洋葱切碎吗？
12. Roughly chop and parboil the potatoes.
    把土豆大致切一下，煮成半熟。
13. Chop the mushrooms and quarter the tomatoes.
    把蘑菇切成丁，再把西红柿切成四瓣。
14. The tree is so big, you'll have to chop back some of the branches.
    这棵树太大了，你得砍掉一些枝条。
15. What an excellent chop! or what a good slice ball!
    这球削得漂亮！
16. Those chunks of meat are rather large& could you chop them up a bit smaller?
    这些肉块相当大，还能再切小一点吗？
17. She cut down the seedling with one chop.
    她砍一刀就把树苗砍倒了。
18. Our building plan got the chop; it was too expensive.
    我们的建筑计划被取消了，工程费用太高。
19. I'll chop your head off if you dare to make any tricks!
    你要是敢耍花招，我叫你人头落地！
20. Be sure to take hold of the handle of an ax when you chop things with it.
    你用斧头砍东西时，一定要握住斧把。
21. I need your chop please!
    我需要你的印章！
22. I had planned to chop up a DayGlo abstract painting using an axe.
    我本打算用斧头把一幅DayGlo的抽象画砍了。
23. So I wouldn't have to eat Daddy's sucky lamb chop.
    那样的话，我就不用吃爸爸烧的难吃的羊排了。
24. I'd like a pork chop and a glass of beer.
    我想要份猪排和一杯啤酒。
25. Chop suey served with fried noodles.
    和油炸面条一起吃的杂碎。
26. You see, you take the palm of your hand and you go chop like this.
    你瞧，你用你的手掌，你像这样砍击下去。
27. I'll peel the vegetables and you chop them.
    我把蔬菜摘了，你把它剁碎。
28. My cheap watch never kept good time so I gave it the chop and bought a new one.
    我的廉价手表从来走得不准，因此我把它扔了，买了一个新的。
29. This furniture is so old and useless that you might as well chop it up for firewood.
    这家具太旧了，不能用了，还不如把它砍了当柴烧吧。
30. Our specialities today are beef steak with onion and mutton chop.
    我们今天的特别菜品有牛排、洋葱和羊排。

  cut chop hew【导航词义：切，割，砍】

  cut v. 切，割，砍

〔辨析〕最普通用词，指用带刃的工具进行切、割、砍等。

  chop v. 劈，砍，剁

〔辨析〕指用工具将木头劈开或将蔬菜、肉等剁碎。

  hew v. 〈文〉砍，劈

〔辨析〕指使用切割工具砍、劈大的物体，如石头、树等。

chop (away) at sth

1. 对准…砍去（或猛击）
   to aim blows at sth with a heavy sharp tool such as an axe
   1. Chop the carrots up into small pieces.
      把胡萝卜切成小块。
   2. Add the finely chopped onions.
      加入切碎的洋葱。
   3. He was chopping logs for firewood.
      他在把原木劈成柴火。
   4. The country was chopped up into small administrative areas.
      这个国家被划分为若干小的行政区。

chop sth↔down

1. 砍伐，伐倒（如树木）
   to make sth, such as a tree, fall by cutting it at the base with a sharp tool

chop sth↔off (sth)

1. 砍掉；砍下；砍断
   to remove sth by cutting it with a sharp tool
   1. a pork/lamb chop
      猪 / 羊排

v.

chop and change

• 变化无常；反复变换
  to keep changing your mind or what you are doing

n.

get/be given the chop

• 被解雇；被撤职
  to be dismissed from a job
  1. The whole department has been given the chop.
     整个部门的员工都已被解雇。
• 被砍去；被取消
  to be stopped or ended
  1. Three more schemes have got the chop.
     又有三个方案遭斧削了。

be for the chop

• 可能遭裁员
  to be likely to be dismissed from a job
  1. Who's next for the chop?
     下一个轮到谁被裁员？
• 可能被取消（或终止）
  to be likely to be stopped or ended

not much chop

• 不算好的；不太有用的
  not very good or useful

noun

1. a grounder that bounces high in the air

   Synonym:    chopper

2. a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball

   Synonym:    chop shot

3. a jaw
   1. I'll hit him on the chops

4. a small cut of meat including part of a rib

5. the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
   1. the boat headed into the chop

verb

1. hit sharply

2. cut with a hacking tool

   Synonym:    hack

3. cut into pieces
   1. Chop wood
   2. chop meat

   Synonym:    chop up

4. strike sharply, as in some sports

5. form or shape by chopping
   1. chop a hole in the ground

6. move suddenly