chops
/tʃɒps/plural noun
informal <非正式>
1
- a person's or animal's mouth or jaws(人或动物的)嘴; 上下颚:
a smack in the chops.
对准嘴部的一记猛击。
1.1
- a person's cheeks(人的)双颊:
his wobbling chops.
他抖动的双颊。
2
- the technical skill of a musician, especially one who plays jazz(尤指爵士乐手的)演奏技巧:
when I'm on tour my chops go down.
巡回演出时, 我的演奏技巧会下降。
短语
bust one's chops
- N. Amer. informal exert oneself〈北美, 非正式〉努力, 尽力。
bust someone's chops
- N. Amer. informal nag or criticize someone〈北美, 非正式〉对(某人)责骂不休; 批评(某人)。
词源
late Middle English: variant of CHAP3.