chip /tʃɪp/ CET4 TEM4 ( chipping, chipped, chips )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT Chips are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat and eaten hot, usually with a meal. 炸薯条 [英国英语]

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Chips or potato chips are very thin slices of fried potato that are eaten as a snack. 炸薯片 [美国英语]

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A silicon chip is a very small piece of silicon with electronic circuits on it which is part of a computer or other piece of machinery. 芯片 (计算机或其他机器中带有电子电路的细小硅片)

  例：

  ...an electronic card containing a chip.

  …一张带有芯片的电子卡。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT A chip is a small piece of something or a small piece which has been broken off something. 小块东西; 碎屑

  例：

  It contains real chocolate chips.

  它里面含有纯正的巧克力颗粒。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT A chip in something such as a piece of china or furniture is where a small piece has been broken off it. 小缺口

  例：

  The cup had a small chip.

  这个杯子有个小缺口。

• 6. 

  N-COUNT Chips are plastic counters used in gambling to represent money. (作赌注用的) 筹码

  例：

  He put the pile of chips in the centre of the table and drew a card.

  他把那堆筹码放在桌子中间，然后抽了一张牌。

• 7. 

  V-T/V-I If you chip something or if it chips, a small piece is broken off it. 把…碰掉一小块; 碎掉一小块

  例：

  The blow chipped the woman's tooth.

  这一击把那个女人的牙齿打掉了一小块。

• 8. 

  chipped ADJ 有缺口的; 有缺损的

  例：

  The wagon's paint was badly chipped on the outside.

  这辆四轮马车外壳的油漆严重地剥落。

• 9. 

  → see also bargaining chip, blue chip