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| 1 | I/T if something hard chips, or you chip it , a small piece of it breaks off 碰缺；（使）有缺口 |
| Try not to chip these cups when you wash them. 洗这些茶杯的时候别把它们碰出缺口。 |
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| 2 | T to hit or kick a ball so that it goes high into the air for a short distance 切（球）；撮（球） |
| Ginola chipped a superb shot over the goalkeeper’ s head. 吉诺拉撮起一记漂亮的射门越过守门员的头顶。 |
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| 3 | T BRITISH to cut potatoes into long thin pieces so that you can cook them in hot oil 将（土豆）切成细条 |
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| - | ˌchip aˈway |
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| 1 | to gradually make something weaker, smaller, or less effective 使虚弱；使变小；削弱 | The company’ s dominance of the market is gradually being chipped away. 该公司对市场的统治地位正逐渐被削弱。 | | +at Her comments were beginning to chip away at his self-confidence. 她的话开始削弱他的自信心。 | |
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| 2 | to remove small pieces from something hard by hitting it with a tool （用工具）敲掉，铲掉，凿掉 | Use a hammer to chip away the edge. 用锤子把边角敲掉。 | | +at She was chipping away at the ground with a trowel. 她用铲子在地上不停地挖。 | |
| - | ˌchip ˈin |
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| 1 | I to add something to someone else’ s conversation 插嘴；插话 | ‘Give her a kiss, Robbie,’ chipped in one of the photographers. “罗比，吻她一下，”其中一位摄影师插嘴道。 | | I’ d just like to chip in, Bill, if I might. 比尔，如果可以的话，我想插句话。 | |
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| 2 | I/T chip in sth: if people chip in , they each give some money to help pay for something 凑（钱）；凑份子 | The three of us chipped in and bought the boat between us. 我们仨凑钱买了一条船。 | | Both organizations chipped in sizeable sums of money to finance the project. 两家机构凑出了一大笔钱投资这个项目。 | |
| - | ˌchip ˈoff |
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| | to remove small pieces of something from a surface by hitting it 铲掉；凿掉 | Chip off any loose paint. 刮掉所有松了的漆。 | |
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