Word · Frequency #2397
chips
弄缺；碰掉一块；(使)崩掉
chips is the third person singular of chip.
to break a small piece off (something), or to become broken in this way
- 1.
To chop or cut into small pieces.
切或砍成小块。
- 2.
To break small pieces from.
从中打碎小块。
- 3.
To become chipped.
变得有缺口。
- 4.
To strike or play (the ball or other implement) as a chip shot.
以切球方式击打或玩(球或其他工具)。
- 5.
To beat (an opposing player) by use of a chip shot, such as by looping the ball over the head of the opposing goalkeeper.
通过使用切球击败(对方球员),例如将球越过对方守门员的头顶。
- 6.
To move (a ball) a relatively short distance by means of an oblique contact.
通过斜向接触使(球)短距离移动
- 7.
To upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power.
升级发动机管理系统,通常以增加功率
- 8.
To ante (up).
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- 9.
To make fun of.
取笑
切碎；剁碎；挑射；切球；打短高球；刷写（行车电脑）；调校（发动机）；下注；(打牌时)押筹码；取笑；嘲弄
In use
He chipped a piece of wood with a chisel.
Be careful not to chip the edge of the cup.
The old paint is chipping off the wall.
Verb forms
base chip · third person chips · -ing chipping · past chipped · past participle chipped
规则变化动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- chip a tooth
- 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。
- chip the paint
- 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。
- chip a nail
- 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。
- chip the ball
- 挑球；打挑射
- The striker chipped the ball over the goalkeeper.前锋把球挑过守门员头顶。
- chip away at
- 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。
- chip easily
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
及物和不及物均常见，及物时需宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
ship、tip、lip、sip 与 chip /tʃɪp/ 押韵，都含 /ɪp/。注意 cheap /tʃiːp/ 和 chop /tʃɒp/ 拼写相似，但发音不同，不与 chip 押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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