n.[C]

1. 屑片，碎片
   The ground was littered with chips of wood.

   地上到處都是木屑。

2. 缺口，瑕疵
   This vase has a chip.

   這隻花瓶有個疵點。

3. 炸馬鈴薯條；炸洋芋片[P]
4. （玩撲克牌用的）籌碼
   He has lost all his chips.

   他賭輸掉所有的籌碼。

5. （做燃料用的）乾糞塊
6. 積體電路片；晶片
   Techniques were developed to hook many transistors into chips.

   將許多電晶體聯結到晶片上的技術已發展成了。

7. 無價值的東西，瑣碎之物
   Fame and gain are but chips to him.

   他視名利為塵土。

vt.

1. 削，鑿，鏟
   He chipped old paint from the walls.

   他將舊的油漆從牆上鏟下來。

2. 在……上造成缺口
   He chipped a hole in the ice.

   他在冰上鑿了個洞。

3. 把……切成薄片
4. 鑿去[（+away）]
5. 插（話）；捐助[（+in）]
   May I chip in a word?

   我能插句話嗎？

   If everybody chips in some money, we can buy something nice for her.

   如果大家都攤點錢，我們可以給她買份好東西。

vi.

1. 形成缺口；碎裂；剝落
   Those plates chip easily.

   那些盤子容易碎裂。

2. 插嘴；捐助[（+in）]
   We all chipped in for the benefit of the orphans.

   我們大家湊錢幫助這些孤兒。

n.

1. a small, thin piece removed in the course of chopping, cutting, or breaking a hard material.
   ▸a blemish left by the removal of a chip.
   ▸Brit. wood or woody fibre split into thin strips and used for weaving hats or baskets.
2. Brit. a long rectangular piece of deep-fried potato.
   ▸ (also potato chip) N. Amer. a potato crisp.
3. short for microchip.
4. a counter used in certain gambling games to represent money.
5. (in soccer or golf) a short lofted kick or shot.

v.

1. cut or break (a chip) from a hard material.
   ▸(of a hard material or object) break at the edge or on the surface.
2. (chip away at) gradually and relentlessly make (something) smaller or weaker:
   rivals may chip away at one's profits.
3. (chip in) contribute one's share of a joint activity.
   ▸informal make an interjection.
4. [usu. as adj. chipped] Brit. cut (a potato) into chips.
5. (in soccer or golf) strike (the ball) to produce a short lofted shot or pass.

[名]

1. 晶片。