"chop down" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 砍倒 (树)

Definition

用斧头等工具反复砍伐，通常指把树或大型植物砍倒。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于指砍倒树木，常出现在环保话题中。'Cut down' 更泛指剪除，'chop down' 更强调用工具反复砍击。常用搭配“chop down a tree”。

Examples

They will chop down the old tree tomorrow.

他们明天会**砍倒**那棵老树。

The workers chopped down five trees in the park.

工人们在公园里**砍倒了**五棵树。

Don't chop down healthy trees without a reason.

没有理由不要**砍倒**健康的树。

It took all day to chop down that huge oak in the backyard.

花了一整天才把后院那棵大橡树**砍倒**。

Some people chop down trees to clear land for farming.

有人为了开垦农田而**砍倒**树木。

The city fined him when he tried to chop down a protected tree.

他试图**砍倒**一棵受保护的树时被城市罚款。