chop、cut与hack这些动词均有“切、砍”之意。
chop : 指用刀斧连续猛力砍某物,以便砍断、切碎。
- He was chopping wood in the yard.
他在院子里劈木头。 - Add some fresh parsley, finely chopped.
加一些剁碎的新鲜欧芹。 - Chop (up) the onions and carrots roughly.
把洋葱和胡萝卜切成大块。 - Laura had her hair chopped (= cut) yesterday.
劳拉昨天去剪了发。
cut : 普通用词,使用广泛。指用带刃工具的切、割、砍等的行动。
- to cut a slice of bread
切一片面包 - I cut myself/my hand on that glass/with that knife.
我被那片玻璃/那把小刀割伤了(手)。 - Cut the meat up into small pieces.
把肉切成小片。 - This knife doesn't cut very well.
这把刀不好切,不够锋利。
hack : 指粗暴地乱剪、乱砍、乱劈。
- Three villagers were hacked to death in a savage attack.
三名村民在一场野蛮打斗中被砍死。 - The butcher hacked off a large chunk of meat.
屠夫砍下了一大块肉。 - The article had been hacked about (= carelessly changed) so much that it was scarcely recognizable.
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(拓展学习:熟词僻义 | hack除了非法入侵,还指什么?)