Word · Frequency #3565
chap
家伙；小伙子
A man or boy; a fellow.
- 1.
A man, a fellow.
男人；家伙。
- 2.
A cleft, crack, or chink, as in the surface of the earth, or in the skin.
裂缝、裂口或裂隙,如地面或皮肤上的。
- 3.
One of the jaws or cheeks of a vice, etc.
台钳等的钳口或颊板。
- 4.
a boy or man
家伙
- 5.
a long narrow depression in a surface
裂缝
- 6.
a crack in a lip caused usually by cold
干裂
裂缝；裂口；皲裂；干裂；钳口；男人；家伙。；裂缝、裂口或裂隙,如地面或皮肤上的。
In use
He's a friendly old chap who always stops to chat.
I met a chap at the party who works in the same field.
Those chaps over there are from the football team.
that chap is your host
a [adjective] chap
形容词通常为褒义，如nice, good, fine等。
He is a fine chap.
他是个好家伙。
that chap
用于指代不熟悉的人。
Who is that chap over there?
那边那个家伙是谁？
old chap (as address)
用于男性朋友间的友好称呼，较老式。
Connections
Collocations
- old chap
- 老兄
- Cheer up, old chap!振作点，老兄！
- young chap
- 小伙子
- That young chap over there is my nephew.那边那个小伙子是我的侄子。
- nice chap
- 好家伙
- He's a really nice chap once you get to know him.一旦你了解他，就会发现他是个真正的好家伙。
- good chap
- 好家伙
- You're a good chap for helping me out.你真是个好人，帮了我一把。
- little chap
- 小家伙
- The little chap was playing in the garden.那个小家伙正在花园里玩耍。
- clever chap
- 聪明的家伙
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想‘chap’发音类似‘查普’，想象一个叫‘查普’的家伙，帮助记住‘家伙’的意思。
Context & Register
非正式用语，常用于口语中称呼男性或男孩。
Grammar Note
常非正式，指人时尤用于英式英语。复数形式为chaps。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with 'chap' (end with /æp/). Be careful with lookalikes such as 'chop' (/tʃɒp/), 'chip' (/tʃɪp/), and 'cheap' (/tʃiːp/), which have different vowel sounds despite similar spelling.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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