chop down

释义

1. chop sth down

   砍伐，伐倒（如树木）

   to make sth, such as a tree, fall by cutting it at the base with a sharp tool

电影里这样说 · 9 部

• I'm going to find a tree to chop down.Moonrise Kingdom2012
• Well, there's Abe Lincoln. He chopped down the cherry tree.My Fellow Americans1996
• "Don't you know that I need men who can chop down dozens of trees a day?Reds1981
• They chopped them all down.19172019
• "He only chopped it down 'cause it spoilt his view.Hot Fuzz2007
• All this time, we could have gone out there and just chopped it down.A Monster Calls2016
• If it were up to me I'd chop this thing down to a three-page pamphlet and hand it to people before they got on the subway.The Master2012
• - No. We're taking a shortcut. - You were gonna chop it down.Herbie: Fully Loaded2005

在完整场景里学

• 总统拍档1996
  • 球场上暗中较劲：too little too late（补救得太少也太晚）
  • 查档案找证据扑空：shift the stink（把脏水泼给别人）
  • 前总统被请去戴维营：skedaddle（快溜）

同一词条的短语

• chop and change
• chop at
• chop off
• get given the chop
• be for the chop
• not much chop