Dictionary entry
buffalo chip
noun
干牛粪（用作燃料）
dried buffalo dung used as fuel
- 1.
a piece of dried bovine dung
In use
We collected buffalo chips to keep the campfire burning all night.
In the prairie, pioneers often used buffalo chips as a source of heat.
Since wood was scarce, they relied on dried buffalo chips for cooking.
a buffalo chip (as noun phrase)
该短语作为可数名词短语使用。
He picked up a buffalo chip.
他捡起了一个水牛芯片。
plural form: buffalo chips
Buffalo chips were used in the experiment.
水牛芯片被用于实验中。
Common mistakes
The buffalo's chip is used as fuel.The buffalo chip is used as fuel.
中文学习者可能误用所有格形式，但“buffalo chip”是复合名词，不需要所有格。
We collected some buffalo chip for the fire.We collected some buffalo chips for the fire.
“Buffalo chip”是可数名词，表示多块干牛粪时需用复数形式。
I need a buffalo chip for my computer.I need a buffalo chip for fuel.
中文“水牛芯片”易引起误解，但本词指干牛粪，与电脑芯片无关。
Connections
Confusing words
- buffalo wing
- 水牛城辣鸡翅 · 意义不同：buffalo chip 指干牛粪，而 buffalo wing 是食物。
- buffalo
- 水牛，野牛 · 词性不同：buffalo chip 中的 buffalo 是修饰语，而单独 buffalo 指动物。
- chip
- 薯片，薄片 · 意义不同：buffalo chip 中的 chip 指粪块，而单独 chip 指零食。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常指干牛粪，用作燃料
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