chip a tooth
collocation磕坏牙齿；碰豁牙齿
She chipped a tooth when she fell off her bike.
她骑自行车摔倒时磕坏了一颗牙。
弄缺；碰掉一块；(使)崩掉
chipped — past of chip
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弄缺；碰掉一块；(使)崩掉
to break a small piece off (something), or to become broken in this way
He chipped a piece of wood with a chisel.
他用凿子削下一块木头。
切或砍成小块。
To chop or cut into small pieces.
从中打碎小块。
To break small pieces from.
变得有缺口。
To become chipped.
以切球方式击打或玩(球或其他工具)。
To strike or play (the ball or other implement) as a chip shot.
chip
Base
原形
chips
3rd person
第三人称单数
chipping
-ing
现在分词
chipped
Past
过去式
chipped
Past participle
过去分词
He chips a piece of wood.
他削下一块木头碎片。
She chipped her favorite mug yesterday.
她昨天把她最喜欢的杯子碰掉了一块。
I have chipped the edge of the table.
我已经把桌角磕掉了一块。
规则变化动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Be careful not to chip the edge of the cup.
小心别把杯子边缘弄出缺口。
The old paint is chipping off the wall.
旧油漆正从墙上剥落。
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磕坏牙齿；碰豁牙齿
She chipped a tooth when she fell off her bike.
她骑自行车摔倒时磕坏了一颗牙。
碰掉油漆
Be careful not to chip the paint when you move the table.
搬桌子时小心别碰掉油漆。
弄缺指甲；损坏指甲
I chipped a nail while opening the box.
我打开箱子时弄缺了一块指甲。
挑球；打挑射
The striker chipped the ball over the goalkeeper.
前锋把球挑过守门员头顶。
逐渐削减；一点点弄碎
The waves have chipped away at the rock over many years.
海浪经年累月地侵蚀着这块岩石。
容易碰缺；容易崩边
This ceramic plate chips easily, so handle it with care.
这种陶瓷盘子容易崩边，所以要小心拿放。
凑钱；捐助；插话
We all chipped in to buy her a leaving present.
我们大家凑钱给她买了一份离别礼物。
逐渐削弱；慢慢瓦解
He kept chipping away at my confidence with his comments.
他不断用评论削弱我的信心。
心怀怨恨；耿耿于怀
She has a chip on her shoulder about not going to university.
她对自己没上大学的事耿耿于怀。
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联想：薯片(chips)是把土豆切出的小片，所以动词 chip 表示“切碎、弄缺”。记住这个画面即可。
语域：neutral 常见场景：home、kitchen、workshop 作“弄缺、碰掉一块”解时，通常用于日常口语和一般书面语，比较常见于描述陶瓷、玻璃、漆面或牙齿等硬物的边角受损。正式科技或法律文体中较少使用这个动词，但整体属于中性语体。
及物和不及物均常见，及物时需宾语。
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