"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。