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| 1 | chop T to cut something such as food or wood into pieces 切碎（食物）；劈开（木头） |
| Finely chop the cabbage and cook it in boiling salted water. 把卷心菜切碎，放进沸腾的盐水中煮。 |
| Next, add the chopped onions. 然后加入切碎的洋葱。 |
| Don’ t chop any more wood; we’ ve got enough. 别再劈柴了；已经够我们用了。 |
| chop sth into sth Chop the meat into small cubes. 把肉切成小方块。 |
| | 1a | to cut something roughly using a tool 用…砍 | | + through Use a spade to chop through the smaller roots. 用铁锹把较细的根须铲断。 | | They had to chop their way through the undergrowth. 他们一路披荆斩棘，穿过了灌木丛。 | |
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| 2 | T informal to reduce an amount 减少 |
| Our grant from the government has been chopped by 20 per cent this year. 我们的政府补贴今年被削减了20%。 |
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| 3 | I/T to hit someone or something hard with the side of your hand （用手掌侧面）劈，砍 |
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| - | chop and change BRITISH informal
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| to keep changing from one thing to another |
| 不断变化 |
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| - | ˌchop ˈdown |
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| 1 | to make a tree or tall plant fall down by cutting through it 砍倒 |
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| 2 | mainly journalism to make an opponent fall over when you are playing a game , such as football （比赛中）把…摔倒在地，绊倒 |
| - | ˌchop ˈoff |
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| | to remove something by cutting , especially a part of someone’ s body 砍掉，切除（尤指身体某部位） |
| - | ˌchop ˈup |
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| | chop11 | Sarah was busy chopping up onions. 萨拉正忙着切洋葱。 | |
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