| 释义 |
lop¹ /lɒp/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I (lopped;lop·ping)
❶ vt.
1. 剪去；砍掉；截(肢等)；砍下(脑袋等)
lop the dead branches from a tree 剪去树上的枯枝
lop off the legs of a table 锯掉桌子的腿
2. 从…剪去树枝；〈古〉砍去…的头(或肢)
the lopped poplars 修剪过的白杨树
3. 砍；删削；割裂
lop the budget deficit 削减预算赤字
He had to lop off whole pages of the report. 他只得把报告整页整页地删去。
lop a billion dollars off an appropriation bill 从一项拨款案中削减10亿元
She got a week lopped off her term and added to her holidays. 她这学期的课时减少一周，假期因此增加一周。
❷ vi.
修剪；砍；删 (at)
II n.
(截下的)小树枝；砍去部分；删除部分
[< ME loppe branches cut off; 比较 lob¹] phr. lop and top(或 crop) 枝梢材 |