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| /tʃɪp/ |
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| 1 | usually plural BRITISH a long thin piece of potato cooked in hot oil . AMERICANFrench fry 炸土豆条；炸薯条 |
| fish/sausage/egg and chips 炸鱼/香肠/鸡蛋和薯条 |
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| 2 | a very small piece of silicon marked with electronic connections that is used in computers and other machines 集成电路片；芯片 |
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| 3 | usually plural a small piece of something such as wood or glass , especially when it has broken off something （尤指东西打破后的）碎片 |
| There were chips of glass all over the floor. 地板上到处都是碎玻璃。 |
| wood chips Use wood chips as mulch around trees. 用锯末作树木的覆盖料。 |
| | 3a | a place on a plate , cup etc where a small piece of it has broken off （杯、盘等打破后留下的）缺口 | | +in The cup had a tiny chip in it. 茶杯上有一个小缺口。 | |
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| 4 | a small piece of plastic used instead of money when gambling (= playing games for money) （用于赌博的）筹码 |
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| 5 | in sport , the action of hitting or kicking a ball so that it goes high into the air for a short distance 撮球；切球 |
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| - | be a chip off the old block informal
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| to look or behave like one of your parents |
| 酷似父（母）亲 |
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| Jimmy was a chip off the old block with his grey eyes and his dad’ s smile. 吉米灰色的眼睛和微笑酷似他父亲。 |
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| - | have a chip on your shoulder
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| to be likely to become angry or offended very easily , especially about something that other people think should not upset you |
| （尤指为其他人不以为然的事而）好动怒，易生气 |
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| Bert had always had a chip on his shoulder because of his accent. 伯特过去总因为自己的口音而生气。 |
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| - | have had your chips BRITISH informal
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| 1 | to be in a bad situation that will not get better 完蛋 |
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| 2 | to be dying 垂死 |
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| - | when the chips are down spoken
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| used for saying what happens when a situation becomes difficult or reaches an important point |
| 关键时刻；危急关头 |
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| When the chips are down, you won’ t get any help from her. 危急关头你从她那儿得不到任何帮助。 |
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