| 词汇 | the chop |
| 释义 | the chopthe chop British EnglishBrE a) LEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATIONif you get or are given the chop, you lose your job 被解雇，遭辞退 Six more staff got the chop last week. 上星期又有六名员工被解雇。 I might be for the chop (=lose my job). 我可能会失业。 b) STOP HAPPENINGif something gets or is given the chop, it is closed or stopped because people do not want to pay for it anymore 〔因人们不愿意出更多的钱而〕被取消，被中止 The project might get the chop. 这个项目可能要被取消。 This factory might now be for the chop (=likely to be closed). 这家工厂现在有可能被关闭。 Examples from the Corpus for the chop• Aftermarket race exhaust cans and systems would be for the chop as well.• Most are destined for the chop.• So who's next for the chop?• As Audrey well knew, it could have been her or Gail or Sally for the chop.• If the caddie got it wrong more than twice, he was for the chop!• Souness might have singled out Wright for the chop but he was in no mood to spare his team-mates from criticism.• All you could do deep down was to pray it wouldn't be you for the chop. → the chop at chop2(1) |
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