Читаем Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary полностью

1 VERB If you chop something, you cut it into pieces with strong downward movements of a knife or an axe. □ [V n + into ] Chop the butter into small pieces. □ [V n] Visitors were set to work chopping wood. □ [V -ed] …chopped tomatoes.

2 N‑COUNT [usu n N ] A chop is a small piece of meat cut from the ribs of a sheep or pig. □  …grilled lamb chops.

3 PHRASE When people chop and change , they keep changing their minds about what to do or how to act. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  Don't ask me why they have chopped and changed so much.

4 PHRASE If something is for the chop or is going to get the chop , it is going to be stopped or closed. If someone is for the chop , they are going to lose their job or position. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  He won't say which programmes are for the chop.

▸  chop down PHRASAL VERB If you chop down a tree, you cut through its trunk with an axe so that it falls to the ground. □ [V P n] Sometimes they have to chop down a tree for firewood. [Also V n P ]

▸  chop off PHRASAL VERB To chop off something such as a part of someone's body means to cut it off. □ [V P n] She chopped off her golden, waist-length hair. □ [V n P ] They dragged him to the village square and chopped his head off.

▸  chop up PHRASAL VERB If you chop something up , you chop it into small pieces. □ [V P n] Chop up three firm tomatoes. □ [V -ed P ] …chopped up banana. SYNONYMS chop VERB 1

cut:Cut the tomatoes in half vertically.

fell:Badly infected trees should be felled and burned.

slash:He came within two minutes of bleeding to death after slashing his wrists.

hack:We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle.

chop|per /tʃɒ pə ^r / (choppers ) N‑COUNT A chopper is a helicopter. [INFORMAL ] □  Overhead, the chopper roared and the big blades churned the air.

cho p|ping board (chopping boards ) N‑COUNT A chopping board is a wooden or plastic board that you chop meat and vegetables on. [BRIT ] in AM, usually use cutting board

chop|py /tʃɒ pi/ (choppier , choppiest ) ADJ When water is choppy , there are a lot of small waves on it because there is a wind blowing. □  A gale was blowing and the sea was choppy.

chop|stick /tʃɒ pst I k/ (chopsticks ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Chopsticks are a pair of thin sticks which people in China and the Far East use to eat their food.

chop suey /tʃɒ p suː i/ N‑UNCOUNT Chop suey is a Chinese-style dish that consists of meat and vegetables that have been stewed together.

cho|ral /kɔː rəl/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Choral music is sung by a choir. □  His collection of choral music from around the world is called 'Voices'.

cho|rale /kɔːrɑː l, -ræ l/ (chorales )

1 N‑COUNT A chorale is a piece of music sung as part of a church service. □  …a Bach chorale.

2 N‑COUNT A chorale is a group of people who sing together. [AM ]

chord /kɔː ^r d/ (chords )

1 N‑COUNT A chord is a number of musical notes played or sung at the same time with a pleasing effect. □ [+ of ] …the opening chords of 'Stairway to Heaven'.

2 → see also vocal cords

3 PHRASE If something strikes a chord with you, it makes you feel sympathy or enthusiasm. □  These words will strike a chord with all parents of teenagers.

chore /tʃɔː ^r / (chores )

1 N‑COUNT [usu sing] A chore is a task that you must do but that you find unpleasant or boring. □  She sees exercise primarily as an unavoidable chore.

2 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Chores are tasks such as cleaning, washing, and ironing that have to be done regularly at home. □  My husband and I both go out to work so we share the household chores.