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chopped

UK /tʃɒpt/US /tʃɑːpt/

词源

源自中古英语 'choppen',可能与古英语 'ceapian'(交易、买卖)有关,后演变为表示切割的动作。

adjective

❶ 指食物被切成小块的状态,通常用于描述蔬菜、肉类等食材经过刀切后的样子。

“Add the chopped onions to the pan and sauté until golden.”

(将切碎的洋葱加入锅中,翻炒至金黄色。)

“The recipe calls for two cups of chopped tomatoes.”

(食谱需要两杯切碎的番茄。)

❶ 形容被砍断或截短的东西,比如树木、头发等。

“The storm left a trail of chopped branches across the yard.”

(暴风雨过后,院子里到处都是被砍断的树枝。)

“She got her long hair chopped into a pixie cut.”

(她把长发剪成了精灵短发。)

同义词:diced, minced, cut, sliced, hacked

verb

❶ 用刀或其他工具将某物切成小块或截断的动作。

“She chopped the vegetables quickly with a sharp knife.”

(她用锋利的刀快速切碎了蔬菜。)

“He chopped wood for the fireplace all afternoon.”

(他整个下午都在为壁炉砍柴。)

同义词:cut, slice, dice, hack, sever

常见短语

chopped liver — 字面意思是切碎的肝脏,但在俚语中表示被轻视或不被重视的人或事物。

“After all I've done for them, I'm just chopped liver?”

(我为他们做了这么多,结果我就这么不受重视吗?)

chopped and changed — 形容频繁改变主意或计划,显得反复无常。

“He chopped and changed his mind so many times that no one could keep up.”

(他反复改变主意,以至于没人能跟上他的想法。)