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"lop off" in Chinese (Simplified)

砍掉切掉

Definition

用迅速有力的动作将某物(如树枝、部分或一块)砍掉、切掉。常用于去除植物、树木的部分,或减少价格、职位等。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

比较口语且形象,多用于树枝等的大块切割,也常用来比喻削减经费、裁员等。不可用于精细、轻柔的切割。常见搭配有“lop off a branch”“lop off prices”等。

Examples

He used an axe to lop off the old branch.

他用斧头把老树枝**砍掉**了。

Please lop off the ends of these carrots.

请把这些胡萝卜的两头**切掉**。

The gardener lopped off several small branches.

园丁**砍掉了**几根小树枝。

They decided to lop off $100 from the price to attract more buyers.

他们决定把价格**砍掉**100美元以吸引更多买家。

If you don't hurry, they'll lop off your name from the list.

如果你不快点,他们会把你的名字**删掉**。

After budget cuts, the project team was lopped off to just three people.

预算削减后,项目组**被精简**到只有三个人。