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chips /tʃɪps/► SEE ALLhave had your chipslet the chips fall where they maywhen the chips are downcash in your chips ●have had your ˈchips (BrE, informal) be in a situation in which you are certain to be defeated or killed 注定要失败(或完蛋)◆With the score at 3-0, it looked as if the Scottish team had had their chips. 比分 3:0,当时苏格兰队似乎败局已定。●let the chips fall where they ˈmay (NAmE, informal) used to say that you are not worried about anything that may happen, particularly as a result of sth you do 敢做敢当;不顾后果◆Don’t argue with him. Just tell the truth and let the chips fall where they may. 别和他争了,告诉他真相,看他能怎样。●when the chips are ˈdown (informal) when the situation is urgent and action must be taken 在危急关头;在关键时刻◆Nobody wanted a war but when the chips were down and the enemy was ready to attack, everyone volunteered to defend their homeland. 没人想打仗,可是在敌人将要进攻的危急关头,人人都自告奋勇保卫自己的祖国。 NOTE This idiom refers to the use of chips (= small flat pieces of plastic) to represent money when gambling. 这个习语原指赌博时使用 chips (筹码)代替钱。 ●cash in your ˈchips (especially NAmE) 1. finish a gambling game 把筹码兑成现金(结束赌局)2. (slang) stop what you are doing and leave 中途停止并离开;卷铺盖走人◆The companies cashed in their chips and moved out of the valley.这些公司停业并搬离了山谷。3. (slang) die 死 |