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chap1/tʃæp/ v. & n.●v. (chapped, chapping) 1 intr. (esp. of the skin; also of dry ground etc.) crack in fissures, esp. because of exposure and dryness (尤指皮肤)皲裂；(干燥地面)龟裂 2 tr. (of the wind, cold, etc.) cause to chap (指风、寒冷等)使皲裂；使龟裂 ●n. (usu. in pl. 通常用复数) 1 a crack in the skin 皮肤皲裂 2 an open seam in the ground 地表龟裂，地缝 [Middle English, perhaps related to Middle Low German, Middle Dutch kappen ‘chop off’] |