plural chips
plural chips
Learner's definition of CHIP
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1
: a small piece that has been broken off from something larger屑片;碎片 -
wood chips木屑
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chips of stone碎石片
2
: a place where a small piece of something has broken off缺口;瑕疵 3
: a small piece of candy or chocolate used in baking(用於烘焙的)糖粒,碎巧克力 4
a : a thin, hard, and usually salty piece of food(有鹹味的)薄脆食品 5
: a small, flat, round piece of plastic that is used to represent an amount of money in gambling games like poker(作賭注用的)圓形籌碼 — see also bargaining chip 6
: a very small piece of hard material (called silicon) in a computer or other device that contains many electronic circuits(計算機或其他設備的)芯片 — see also microchip 7
US, informal : a piece of dried waste matter from an animal(牲畜的)幹糞塊
chip off the old block
informal
: someone who looks or behaves like his or her parent(長相或舉止)酷似父親或母親的人
have a chip on your shoulder
informal
: to have an angry or unpleasant attitude or way of behaving caused by a belief that you have been treated unfairly in the past(由於認爲受到不公平待遇而)心生怨氣,心生不滿,生氣
let the chips fall where they may
US, informal
: to allow events to happen without trying to change them不管結果怎樣;順其自然 ◊ This phrase usually suggests that you are willing to accept a result, whatever it may be.這一短語通常暗示不論結果怎樣都願意接受。
when the chips are down
informal
: in a difficult situation : when things are not good在困境中;在危急時;在倒黴時 2 chip /ˈtʃɪp/ verb
chips; chipped; chipping
chips; chipped; chipping
Learner's definition of CHIP
1
a [+ object] : to break off a small piece from (something)碰缺;碰破;碰掉 -
I bit into something hard and chipped my tooth.我咬到硬物,牙齒崩了一塊。
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He fell and chipped a bone in his knee.他摔了一跤,把膝蓋骨摔掉了一塊。
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She chipped a nail. [=she broke a small piece of hardened nail polish off a fingernail]她把指甲油碰掉了一小塊。
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a chipped cup/tooth有豁口的杯子/牙齒
b [no object] : to break or come off in small pieces破損;剝落 2
a always followed by an adverb or preposition,
[+ object] : to break off (something) especially with a tool(尤指用工具)削下,鑿下 -
He chipped away the ice from the car's windshield.他把冰從車的擋風玻璃上敲下來。
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The sculptor chipped away/off bits of stone.雕刻家一點點地敲鑿石料。
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The geologist chipped [=cut] the specimen out of the rock face.地質學家從岩石表面鑿下標本。
b [no object] : to hit something with a tool in order to break off small pieces(用工具一點點地)鑿,削—
usually + away —
often used figuratively常用作比喻 3
: to hit or kick (a ball) so that it goes a short distance : to hit or kick a chip shot打高球;踢高球;近穴擊球 [+ object]
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The golfer chipped the ball onto the green.高爾夫球手把球切到果嶺上。
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She chipped the soccer ball over the goalie's head.她撮球越過守門員頭頂。
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He chipped a pass to his teammate.他把球撮起傳給隊友。
[no object]
chip in
[phrasal verb] 1
chip in or chip in (something) : to give something (such as money) to help a person, group, or cause捐助;湊錢;共同出力 -
We all chipped in [=contributed] to buy him a gift.我們一起出錢給他買了份禮物。
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If we all chip in [=help (out)], the work will get done quickly.如果我們都來出一把力,這工作很快就會完成。
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We each chipped in 10 dollars.我們每人湊了10美元。
2
chiefly British : to add your comment or opinion to a conversation or discussion插嘴;插話