vt. & vi.砍，伐，劈 cut by repeatedly hitting with a heavy sharp-ended tool, such as an axe

　chop　的基本意思是“砍，伐，劈”“劈开，砍出”，引申还可表示“切细，剁碎”。用作及物动词时，后接名词或代词作宾语，有时还可接双宾语；用作不及物动词时，其后常接副词away.

　～ a path　劈出一条路
　～ fine　切得细
　～ thin〔thick〕　劈得薄〔厚〕
　～ about　（风）忽然转向，骤变
　～ away　砍掉，切掉
　～ back　急忙倒退，急忙掉转方向
　～ down　砍倒
　～ in　插嘴，多嘴
　～ off　砍掉，切掉
　～ out　突然露出
　～ up　把…切成碎块，切断，放弃，抛弃
　～ at　向…砍去，猛击…
　～ in〔into〕　把…砍成
　～ sth with an ax　用斧头劈

　They're chopping wood in the forest.　他们在林中砍柴。
　I chopped a branch off the tree.　我从树上砍下一根树枝。
　We had to chop a path through the forest.　我们只好在森林中劈出一条路来。
　Chop the onions then fry them in the oil.　把洋葱切碎后再用油炸。
　He chopped me some wood.　他给我劈了一些柴。

 ♣ chop away　(v.+adv.)
　砍倒　cause (especially a tree) to fall by chopping
　I've been chopping away for half an hour but the tree is still standing.　这树我砍了半小时，但还未把它砍倒。
 ♣ chop down　(v.+adv.)
　伐倒　cause (especially a tree) to fall by chopping
　We chopped down an oak tree.　我们伐倒了一棵橡树。
 ♣ chop up　(v.+adv.)
　剁碎　cut into small pieces
　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?

 ♣ chop, carve, cut, hew, slash, slit
　参见cut条。

1. C 带骨的肉块　a small piece of meat
2. C 剁，砍，劈　a quick short cutting blow with an ax or similar weapon

　have some ～s　吃排骨
　lamb〔pork, veal〕 ～　羊〔猪，小牛〕排

　We're having lamb chops for dinner.　我们晚餐吃羊排。
　She cut down the seedling with one chop.　她砍一刀就把树苗砍倒了。
　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。

　［同义词］ v. cut, hack, split n. cut, hit
　［词源］古法语choper（切，割，砍）