| 词汇 | lop |
| 释义 | phraselop[lopped, lopped, lopping] lop off 1. lop off sth • lop sth off to quickly cut off a part of something such as a branch of a tree or a part of someone's body by hitting it hard with a sharp tool: He picked up the axe and began lopping off branches from a nearby tree for firewood. Thieves are liable to have their hands lopped off.■ SIMILAR TO: chop off2. lop off sth • lop sth off to reduce something by a particular amount, especially a large amount - used especially in newspaper and television reports: $10 billion has been lopped off the defense budget. lop (something) offTo cut something off or away, especially quickly, indelicately, or without finesse. I had been growing my hair out since I was in junior high school, and then one day I decided to lop it all off. The knight lopped off his arm for his insubordination. Will you go out back and lop those branches off the tree? They're obstructing our view of the sea. lop something off (of) somethingand lop something offto chop or cut something off something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Lop that long branch off the tree before you put the saw away, will you? Please lop off that branch. lop offv. To cut something off; chop off: The barber lopped my ponytail off. The gardener lopped off the dead branches. |
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