Word · Frequency #20873
chopper
牙;牙齿
核心释义
非正式用语,常以复数 choppers 指牙齿。
informal term for a tooth
- 1.
Something that chops
- 2.
A thick mitten, usually with yellow leather on the outside.
- 3.
Any of various electronic switches used to interrupt one signal under the control of another.
- 4.
A high-bouncing batted ball.
- 5.
A rapper who raps in a fast-paced rhyming style.
切物之人;斧头;切肉大刀;[化] 切碎机; 切...机; 断裂剂(热原子化学); 断路器; 斩波器; 断续器
用法In use
My little brother lost two front choppers when he fell off his bike.
用法提示:choppers 是 chopper 的复数形式,这里用作名词,意为“牙齿”,作 lost 的宾语。
The dentist says that sore chopper on the left will have to come out.
用法提示:chopper 作单数可数名词,用来指一颗牙,在句中作 says 后宾语从句的主语。
She brushed her choppers carefully before bed every night.
用法提示:choppers 是复数形式,表示“牙齿”,作 brushed 的宾语,带有口语色彩。
one's choppers
choppers 是 chopper 的复数,在口语中指“牙齿”。
He grinned, showing his choppers.
他咧嘴一笑,露出了牙齿。
use a chopper to [do sth]
这里的 chopper 指斧头、切肉刀等切割工具。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a set of choppers
- 一口牙
- He showed off a perfect set of choppers.他露出了一口完美的牙。
- false choppers
- 假牙
- Grandpa keeps his false choppers in a glass beside the bed.爷爷把他的假牙放在床边的玻璃杯里。
- front choppers
- 门牙
- She lost one of her front choppers in the accident.她在事故中磕掉了一颗门牙。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- off one's chopper
- 发疯;失去理智You're off your chopper if you think that's a good idea.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
chopper 以 chop(砍)开头:斧头、切肉刀都用来砍;俚语中牙齿也像一排小砍刀。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:日常口语、谈论牙齿时 chopper 表示“牙齿”时属于非正式用语,通常用复数 choppers,多用于口语中,带有戏谑或形象的色彩。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
在给出的英式读音中,chopper /ˈtʃɒpə/ 与 copper、shopper、stopper、proper 的 /-ɒpə/ 押韵;其中 copper、shopper、stopper 拼写都含 -opper。注意 cheaper /ˈtʃiːpə/ 和 chapter /ˈtʃæptə/ 形似 chopper,但元音不同,且 chapter 多一个 /t/,并不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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