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chips

UK /tʃɪps/US /tʃɪps/

词源

源自中古英语 'chippen',意为'切碎'或'削',与古英语 'cippian' 相关。

noun

❶ 指薄片状的小块食物,通常由土豆制成并经过油炸,是常见的零食或配菜。

“I ordered fish and chips at the pub.”

(我在酒吧点了炸鱼和薯条。)

“She sprinkled salt on her chips before eating them.”

(她在吃薯条前撒了些盐。)

❶ 指小而薄的碎片或碎块,可以是金属、木头或其他材料的。

“Wood chips covered the floor after the carpenter finished.”

(木匠完工后,地板上满是木屑。)

“The machine produces metal chips during the cutting process.”

(这台机器在切割过程中会产生金属屑。)

同义词:crisps, fries, fragments, shavings

常见短语

fish and chips — 英国传统食物,由炸鱼和薯条组成,常作为快餐食用。

“We had fish and chips by the seaside.”

(我们在海边吃了炸鱼和薯条。)

chip in — 指大家一起出钱或出力来完成某事,通常用于集体活动或筹款。

“Everyone chipped in to buy a gift for the teacher.”

(大家凑钱给老师买了份礼物。)