chopper
- 英式英标[\'tʃɑpɚ]
- 美式音标[\'tʃɒpə]
n. [电子] 斩波器；斧头；切碎机
vt. 用直升机运送
vi. 乘直升机飞行
中文词源
chopper 大砍刀
来自chop, 砍，剁。
英文词源
- chopper (n.)
- 1550s, "one who chops," agent noun from chop (v.1). Meaning "meat cleaver" is by 1818. Meaning "helicopter" is from 1951, Korean War military slang (compare egg-beater); as a type of stripped-down motorcycle (originally prefered by Hells Angels) from 1965.
实用例句
- 1. Overhead, the chopper roared and the big blades churned the air.
- 头顶上，直升机在呼啸，巨大的螺旋桨叶片搅动着空气。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. We broke open the crate with a blow from the chopper.
- 我们用斧头一敲就打开了板条箱.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The chopper would not arrive until after the press contingent had departed by bus.
- 记者组乘大客车离开后飞机再来.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Just fire up the chopper and fly away like you people?
- 你认为我们会像你们一样打一枪换一个地方?
来自电影对白
- 5. So what do you want to do about shooting down this chopper?
- 你在击落这架直升机的问题上怎么打算?
来自电影对白