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*chip¹ /tʃɪp; tʃɪp/
n [C]
1 BrE a long thin piece of potato cooked in oil 【英】 油炸马铃薯［土豆］条; FRENCH FRY AmE 【美】:
fish and chips 炸鱼和炸马铃薯［土豆］条
2 AmE a thin dry piece of fried (FRY) potato eaten cold 【美】 炸薯片; CRISP BrE 【英】:
barbecue flavor potato chips 烧烤口味的薯片
3 a small piece of SILICON with electronic parts on it, that is used in computers; MICROCHIP 〔电脑的〕芯片
4 a small piece of wood, stone etc that has broken off something 〔木、石等的〕碎片:
a path of limestone chips 一条用石灰石碎片铺成的小路
5 a crack or mark left when a small piece is broken off something 缺口:
Look, this vase has a chip in it. 看，这只花瓶上有个缺口。
6 have a chip on your shoulder informal to have an angry attitude to life because you think you have been treated unfairly in the past 【非正式】 〔因受到不公正待遇而〕好生气; 记恨:
He's always had a chip on his shoulder about not going to college. 他总是为没能去上大学而忿忿不平。
7 a small flat coloured piece of plastic used in GAMBLING games instead of money 〔用于赌钱的〕筹码
8 be a chip off the old block informal to be like one of your parents in the way that you look or behave 【非正式】 〔外貌或行为〕酷似父亲［母亲］
9 when the chips are down informal when there is a serious situation 【非正式】 在紧要关头
→ see also 另见 BLUE-CHIP
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