chip /tʃɪp/► SEE ALLa chip off the old blockhave a chip on your shouldera bargaining counter ●a ˌchip off the old ˈblock (informal) a person who is very like one of his/her parents in appearance or character（相貌或性格）酷似父亲（或母亲）的人◆Young Tom’s a chip off the old block, isn’t he? He looks exactly like his Dad! 小汤姆跟他父亲简直是一个模子刻出来的，两人长得一模一样！●have a ˈchip on your shoulder (informal) be sensitive about sth that happened in the past and easily offended if it is mentioned, because you think you were treated unfairly（因自觉受过委屈而变得）敏感，易被激怒；摆出寻衅的架势◆He’s got a chip on his shoulder about not having been to college. 他对自己没能上大学这一点很敏感。ORIGINThis idiom comes from a nineteenth-century US custom. If a boy wanted to fight, he put a small piece of wood on his shoulder. He would begin a fight with whoever knocked the chip of wood off his shoulder.这个习语源于 19 世纪的美国民俗。男孩要寻衅打架时就肩扛一根木条，谁把木条碰掉他就会跟谁打架。●a ˈbargaining counter (BrE) ( a ˈbargaining chipNAmE, BrE) a special advantage in negotiations, disputes, etc. which can be offered in exchange for sth（在谈判、争论等中）可用于讨价还价的优势；谈判筹码◆The proposed troop reductions were a useful bargaining counter in the disarmament talks.裁减兵员的提议是这次裁军谈判中一个有用的讨价还价的筹码。