词组 | lop off |
释义 | Phr V lop off lops, lopping, lopped lop off sth or lop sth off to cut off a part of something with a quick movementWe lopped off the biggest of the branches. informal to reduce a price or the amount of time taken to do something by a particular amountA fall in demand has lopped 12 cents off a barrel of oil.She lopped three seconds off the world record for the 400 metres. lop (something) offTo cut something off or away, especially quickly, indelicately, or without finesse. I had been growing my hair out since I was in junior high school, and then one day I decided to lop it all off. The knight lopped off his arm for his insubordination. Will you go out back and lop those branches off the tree? They're obstructing our view of the sea. lop something off (of) somethingand lop something offto chop or cut something off something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Lop that long branch off the tree before you put the saw away, will you? Please lop off that branch. lop offv. To cut something off; chop off: The barber lopped my ponytail off. The gardener lopped off the dead branches. |
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