CHIPPING
Definition / 释义
- (表面)崩缺、掉小块;出现小缺口(如油漆、瓷器、玻璃、牙齿等)。
- 凿/敲掉小碎片;一点点削去(常指用工具)。
(口语中也可指 chip in 的用法:插话/出一份力/出钱,但通常会连用成短语。)
Pronunciation / 发音
/ˈtʃɪpɪŋ/
Examples / 例句
The mug is chipping around the rim.
杯口边缘在掉瓷、崩缺。
After years of chipping away at the old paint, they finally restored the wooden door to its original color.
多年一点点刮除旧漆后,他们终于把木门恢复成了原来的颜色。
Etymology / 词源
chipping 来自动词 chip(“崩出小缺口、敲下碎片”)加上 -ing 构成的现在分词/动名词形式。chip 一词与“木屑、碎片”相关的古英语/日耳曼语词源有关,核心意象是“从整体上掉下一小块”。
Related Words / 相关词
Literary Works / 文学作品
- Moby-Dick — Herman Melville
- Great Expectations — Charles Dickens
- The Call of the Wild — Jack London
- Treasure Island — Robert Louis Stevenson
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Arthur Conan Doyle