| 词组 | chip |
| 释义 | chip [chipped, chipped, chipping] chip away at chip away at sth to gradually reduce something or make something disappear: ▪ Book sales over the Internet are chipping away at the profits of retail bookstores. ▪ The Rockets were slowly chipping away at their opponents' lead. ▪ Smokers complain that anti-smoking campaigns have chipped away at their rights. chip in 1. chip in informal if each person in a group chips in, they all give a small amount of money in order to pay for something together: ▪ When Mona retired, all her co-workers chipped in and bought her a going away present. ▪ If we all chip in, we should be able to get something really nice. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑contribute 2. chip in especially BrE to interrupt a conversation in order to say something: ▪ "Chris is also a really good football player," Alex chipped in. ▪ With everyone trying to chip in at once, it was difficult to hear what anyone was saying. |
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