chop的基本意思是“砍,伐,劈”“劈开,砍出”,引申还可表示“切细,剁碎”。用作及物动词时,后接名词或代词作宾语,有时还可接双宾语; 用作不及物动词时，其后常接副词away。

chop away(v.+adv.)
砍倒 cause (especially a tree) to fall by chopping
▲chop away
I've been chopping away for half an hour but the tree is still standing.这树我砍了半小时,但还未把它砍倒。

chop down(v.+adv.)
伐倒 cause (especially a tree) to fall by chopping
▲chop sth ⇔ down
We chopped down an oak tree.我们伐倒了一棵橡树。

chop up(v.+adv.)
剁碎 cut into small pieces
▲chop sth ⇔ up
Those chunks of meat are rather large—could you chop them up a bit smaller?这些肉块相当大,还能再切小一点吗?

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
They're chopping wood in the forest.他们在林中砍柴。
I chopped a branch off the tree.我从树上砍下一根树枝。
We had to chop a path through the forest.我们只好在森林中劈出一条路来。
Chop the onions then fry them in the oil.把洋葱切碎后再用油炸。
用作双宾动词
▲S+～+pron./n.+n./pron.
He chopped me some wood.他给我劈了一些柴。

chop, carve, cut, hew, slash, slit
参见cut条。

We're having lamb chops for dinner.我们晚餐吃羊排。
She cut down the seedling with one chop.她砍一刀就把树苗砍倒了。
Our building plan got the chop; it was too expensive.我们的建筑计划被取消了,工程费用太高。

［同义词］ v. cut, hack, split n. cut, hit
［词源］＜古法语choper(切,割,砍)