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/Jn #£ 0 o Add the finely
chopped onions, ft A W # MJ # Mo 0 He was chopping logs for
firewood, ftAIEftftlf 0 (figurative) The country was
chopped up into small administrative areas.
Mo
[also V] 2 [VN] [usually passive] (informal) to reduce sth by a
large amount; to stop sth ( A^Sife ) MM,
^
M it HTI cut : The
share price was
chopped from 50 pence to 20 pence.
Sr#M
20 jg»±0 3 [VN] to hit sb/sth with a short downward stroke
or blow ft T Sift ITSTTH .chop and change
(BrE, informal) to keep changing your mind or what you are
doing c#; 'chop (away) at
sth to aim blows at sth with a heavy sharp
tool such as an axe ) .chop stlv-'down to
make
sth, such as a tree, fall by cutting it at the base with a sharp tool ( ftWft ) .chop sth~'off
(sth) to remove sth by cutting it with a sharp
tool Sfc f<£; $;T; : He chopped a
branch off the tree, fife/A
2$
jf W ± T -- fil M M o o (informal) Anne Boleyn had her
head chopped off. • WftMfo
m noun 1 [C] a thick slice of meat with a bone
attached to it, especially from a pig or sheep Jj# ( ) W : &
pork/lamb chop $ /## 2 [C] an act of
cutting sth with a quick downward movement using an axe or a knife If; ’M 3 [C] an act of
hitting sb/sth with the side of your hand in a quick downward movement # #f : a
karate chop ft 4
chops
[pi.]
(informal) the
part
of a person’s or an animal’s face around the mouth ( ) PSJ^a Mi&jy-.The dog sat licking its
chops. FTcTfll get/be given the
chop [BrE, informal) 1 (of a person A) to
be dismissed from a job MMH; MISAK: The whole department has been given the
chop. 2 (of a
plan,
project, etc. if £lj, IjM#)
to be stopped or ended MfAA; MJ&M: Three more schemes have got the chop.
be for the 'chop [BrE, informal) 1 (of a person A) to be likely to be
dismissed from a job RTibif : Who’s next for the chop? T—yN&I!ji£
MfcM? 2 (of a plan, project, etc. if#]„ Iif) to be likely
to be stopped or ended ( MAAlh ) not
much 'chop [AustralE, NZE, informal) not
very good or useful AAfrm
.chop-'chop exclamation [BrE, informal) hurry up! ffjf: Chop-chop! We haven’t got all day! ft! ft! 3% Cl 0f |W[ A g! MARTI From pidgin English
based on a Chinese word for ‘quick’. $j» g X Ta
“ ft ” ft S
ifelli o
chop-per /’tjnpa(r); NAmE ’tjarp-/ noun 1 [C] [informal) = helicopter 2 [C] a large heavy knife or small axe AlftZl; Aft A 3 [C] [NAmE) a type of motorcycle with a long piece of metal
connecting the front wheel to the handlebars
( #$!]#! ) fjftA 4 choppers [pi.] [informal) teeth
’chopping board [BrE) [NAmE 'cutting board) noun a board made of wood
or plastic used for cutting meat or vegetables on — picture o kitchen
choppy/’tjnpi; NAmE'tjarpi/ ad}, (chop-pier, choppiest) 1 (of the sea, etc.
$|#^p) with a lot of small waves; not calm ;
Aftib ^: choppy waters W
ft® 2 [NAmE, disapproving) (of a style of writing
Aft X ft) containing a lot of short sentences and changing
topics
too often A&M&J;
chop-stick /‘tjnpstik; NAmE tjaip-/
noun [usually
pi.] either of a pair of thin sticks that are used for eating with, especially
in some Asian countries A A — picture O CUTLERY, STICK
chop suey /.tjop ‘su:i; NAmE ,tja:p/
noun [U]
a Chinese-style dish of small pieces of meat fried with vegetables and served
with rice ( ftft^;, 5?ft
choral /'koiral/ adj. connected
with, written for or sung by a choir (=
a group of singers) Pgrft®#!; Ap1t#S 'frPgW: choral music if Pg
chorale
/kD'rail;
NAmE ka'rael;
-'rail/ noun 1
a piece of church music sung by a group of singers 2 [espe
cially NAmE) a group of singers; a choir ABl[k; Pg##E
n 1 [music ft-) two or more notes played together All ft, ; fP ft 2 [mathematics Wi) a straight line that joins two points on a
curve -ft — picture o circle strike/touch a chord
(with sb) to say or do sth that makes people feel sympathy or
enthusiasm ) : The speaker had
obviously struck a chord with
his audience.
chore /tj'oi(r)/ noun 1 a task that you do
regularly 0 ft M-ft; W+Ift: doing the household/domestic chores ft O note at task
2 an unpleasant or boring
task 2.^A$P#Jlft:
Shopping’s a
real chore for me.
cho rea /ka'ria/ noun [U] [medical |£) a condition in which parts of the body make quick
sudden movements that cannot be controlled iHfe
)
choreograph /'knriagraif; -graef; NAmE 'koiriagraef/ verb [VN] to design and
arrange the steps and movements for dancers in a ballet or a show A ( U&MM) &W[figurative) There was some carefully choreographed flag-waving as the President
drove by. Aflft^A^M^jft
nmnw,.
chore-og-raphy /.knri'Dgrafi; NAmE ,ko:ri'a:g-/ noun [U] the art of
designing and arranging the steps and movements in dances, especially in ballet; the steps and movements in a
particular ballet or show ( Ata HEli£it ►
chore-og-raph-er /.kDri'Dgrafa(r); NAmE ,ko:ri‘a:g-/ noun choreo-graph-ic /.knria'graefik; NAmE .koiria-/ adj. chor-ic /'koirik; BrE also 'knrik/ adj. [technical A i«) relating to a chorus
that is spoken in a play, etc. ^Pg
chor-is-ter /'knrista(r); NAmE 'ko:r-/ noun a person, especially a
boy, who sings in the choir of a
church
)
chor-izo /tja'riizau; NAmE -zou/ noun [U, C] [pi. -os) (from Spanish) a spicy Spanish or Latin American sausage
ffiiEx (imm) m&m®
chor-tle /'tjoitl; NAmE 'tfoirtl/ verb to laugh loudly with
pleasure or because you are amused If ftA^;
APrAA: [V] Gill chortled with delight. A A^PnPnA^c [also V speech] ► chor-tle noun chorus /'koiras/ noun, verb
m noun 1 [C] part of a song that is sung after each verse gij ^ Hn refrain : Everyone
joined in the chorus.
PggJgJim,
A^HiElt^rPl^Ao 2 [C] a piece of music,
usually part of a larger work, that is written for a choir (= a group of singers) -^-Pg ft: the Hallelujah
Chorus PnftiJE&M'n ng ft 3 [C+sing./pl. v.] (often in names # il
A ki #) a large group of
singers 'fr Pg @j; ^ 83c A HT1 choir: the
Pg @1 4 [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of performers
who sing and dance in a musical show ^ 0
A: the chorus line
[= a line of singers and
dancers performing together) 5 a ~ of sth [sing.] the sound of a lot of
people expressing approval or disapproval at the same time ftp, R P [W] A ( A A Nil: A A ]W]^ ) : a chorus
of praise/complaint --ft $i&ip I 0 a chorus of voices
calling for her resignation & P — see also dawn chorus 6 [sing.+sing./ pi. v.] (in ancient Greek drama a group of
performers
who comment together on the events of the playlfclA, ftPgPA ( ) 7 [sing.] (espe
cially
in 16th century drama jttgfe 16 ffi ft.
&!>&$[ ft) an actor who speaks the opening and closing words of the
play ( M in chorus all
together—^;
—ft; 0Qd in unison : ‘Thank
you,’they said in chorus. “%i|f0 ” m verb to sing or say sth
all together API; ft P ; ft- P Rftife: [V speech]
‘Hello, Paul,’ they chorused, “ft ft, m?o ” MlftPl'mMo [also VN]
'chorus girl noun a girl or young woman
who is a member of the chorus in a musical show, etc. ^Pg@]X JAM
chose pt of choose
chosen
pp of choose