lop
verb[T]
us/lɑp/-pp-tocutapiecefrom something with asinglequickaction:
[M]We’ve got to lop off thelowerbranchesof thistree.
fig.Thecitycouncillopped thousands ofdollarsfrom thebudget.
| 单词 | lop |
| 释义 | lop verb[T] us/lɑp/-pp-tocutapiecefrom something with asinglequickaction: [M]We’ve got to lop off thelowerbranchesof thistree. fig.Thecitycouncillopped thousands ofdollarsfrom thebudget. Examplesofloplop Of 120 reports, 40 refer to pollarding, shredding or lopping hedgerow trees. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, he frequently tried to eliminate personal guilt by lopping off parts of the mind. From theCambridge English Corpus Trees are lopped in an area six to ten times larger than the area where the tree branches are piled and burnt. From theCambridge English Corpus Table 13 shows the results of testinglop-all with sequential sampling and sampling by shorter sentences and longer sentences. From theCambridge English Corpus The most frequent general term is 'tolop'. From theCambridge English Corpus Trees were an important source of fodder and their branches were regularly lopped so that sheep and cattle could eat their twigs and leaves. From theCambridge English Corpus He deplored that the hornbeam was lopped by husbandmen making it 'deformed and hollow' and only good for firewood, while yet underlining its 'continuance and flourishing'. From theCambridge English Corpus Local spending was even morelop-sided. From theCambridge English Corpus However, it does not provide a significant reduction overlop-all using random sampling: the two combinations are equivalent in their effectiveness for using the annotated material. From theCambridge English Corpus The frequency of pollarding depended on the product required: for fodder, trees were usually lopped annually; for wood, the lapse was variable, depending on the species. From theCambridge English Corpus They took the form of successive persons appointed to the rank of chief secretary lopping £10 million off the budget. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Approximately £5 million has been lopped off it this year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If inspectors, however conscientious and however competent, inquire into three, four or half a dozen matters, they are producing a balance sheet which islop-sided. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It calls for a cut of £1,000 million over and above the £9,900 million already lopped off the defence budget. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is where the whole thing becomeslop-sided. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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