chips
chips — noun
1. long pieces of potato cooked in hot oil and served warm with a meal, especially
long pieces of potato cooked in hot oil and served warm with a meal, especially in British English.
The cafe serves fish and chips every Friday after the football match.
fixed phrase: fish and chips
Mina added vinegar to her chips before sitting down by the sea.
British pairing: vinegar on chips
We ordered two burgers and chips at the station before the train left.
The chips arrived hot and golden beside the grilled chicken.
- fries
the usual North American term for this hot potato side dish
- french fries
more explicit full form, especially on menus
- wedges
thicker and more triangular pieces than ordinary chips
文法句型
fish and chips
[meal] with chips
a portion of chips
用法筆記
Chiefly British. In North American English, the same food is usually called fries or french fries, while chips there often means the thin packaged snack.
常見錯誤
2. very thin crisp slices of potato, usually salted or flavoured, eaten cold as a s
very thin crisp slices of potato, usually salted or flavoured, eaten cold as a snack from a bag.
Rafi opened a bag of sour-cream chips during the movie.
collocation: a bag of chips
Only a few chips were left at the bottom of the packet.
The children shared barbecue chips on the bus ride home.
Crumbs from the chips fell onto Omar's maths book.
- potato chips
full form that makes the ingredient explicit
- crisps
the usual British term for the same kind of snack
文法句型
a bag of chips
[flavour] chips
用法筆記
Chiefly North American. In British English, this snack is usually called crisps, while chips normally means hot fried potato strips.
常見錯誤
3. thin crunchy pieces made from maize, banana, apple, or another food, eaten cold
thin crunchy pieces made from maize, banana, apple, or another food, eaten cold as a snack.
The shop near campus sells banana chips with dried mango.
compound snack: banana chips
We dipped the corn chips into warm cheese sauce.
collocation: dip chips into sauce
A bowl of beetroot chips sat beside the sandwiches.
Sana packed apple chips for the long coach trip.
- crisps
a broader snack word that can include potato and non-potato versions
- snack chips
a general label for packaged crisp slices made from different foods
文法句型
[food name] chips
chips with [dip/sauce]
用法筆記
The food name usually comes before chips: banana chips, corn chips, apple chips. This sense covers many snack foods, not only potato products.
4. a tiny piece of semiconductor material with electronic circuits inside it, used
a tiny piece of semiconductor material with electronic circuits inside it, used to control a computer or another machine.
A damaged chip stopped the washing machine from starting.
chip controls a device
The phone company ordered more chips after demand rose sharply.
business use: order more chips
Hiro studied the chip under a bright lab microscope.
Newer chips can process video faster without using extra power.
- microchip
a more explicit everyday term for a tiny electronic chip
- integrated circuit
the more technical term, common in engineering contexts
文法句型
computer chip
chip in [device]
make/design chips
用法筆記
In everyday English, chip often stands for microchip or computer chip. It may refer either to the tiny component itself or to the function it performs inside a device.
5. a tiny broken-off bit from an object, or the damaged spot on the object where th
a tiny broken-off bit from an object, or the damaged spot on the object where that bit is missing.
A chip came off the blue mug when it hit the sink.
chip came off [object]
The plate has a chip near the rim, so use another one.
a chip near the rim
Small stone chips flew up from the road behind the truck.
Noa swept the paint chips off the floor before the baby crawled there.
文法句型
a chip in [object]
chip off [object]
用法筆記
When talking about damage, English often uses a chip in something or a chipped edge. For loose pieces, the plural chips is common with paint, stone, or ice.
常見錯誤
6. a coloured plastic disc used in gambling games to stand for a set value.
a coloured plastic disc used in gambling games to stand for a set value.
Felipe pushed three chips into the centre before the cards were dealt.
collocation: push chips into the centre
Each red chip on this table is worth ten dollars.
chip is worth [amount]
The dealer collected the losing chips after the round ended.
Layla stacked her chips carefully beside the roulette wheel.
文法句型
a chip is worth [amount]
stack chips
push chips forward
用法筆記
Most people use chip for one disc and chips for a player's supply of them. The word refers to value in a game, not to ordinary coins or notes.
7. in football or golf, a gentle shot that sends the ball upward briefly and lets i
in football or golf, a gentle shot that sends the ball upward briefly and lets it drop nearby.
Dahlia's chip dropped just over the goalkeeper and into the net.
football: chip over the goalkeeper
Jack played a soft chip from the rough onto the green.
golf: chip onto the green
The coach praised Mei's calm chip when the keeper rushed out.
One delicate chip set up the winning goal in extra time.
文法句型
play a chip
chip over [player]
chip onto [green]
用法筆記
In football, a chip often goes over a goalkeeper. In golf, it usually describes a short shot played from near the green. Distinguish it from a longer high kick or a full swing.
chips — verb
1. to knock or cut a small piece away from something, or to become damaged in that
to knock or cut a small piece away from something, or to become damaged in that way.
I chipped a bowl while taking it out of the cupboard.
transitive: chip a bowl
The tile chipped when the ladder bumped against the wall.
intransitive: object chipped
Please don't chip the table with that heavy toolbox.
Sofie chipped ice from the steps before the shop opened.
文法句型
chip + object
chip + off
chip + object + from [surface]
用法筆記
The object is usually something hard but breakable, such as glass, paint, stone, or wood. In the intransitive pattern, the damaged thing itself becomes the subject.
常見錯誤
2. to send a football or golf ball a short distance on a high path with a gentle ki
to send a football or golf ball a short distance on a high path with a gentle kick or stroke.
The striker chipped the ball over the keeper from the edge of the box.
football: chip the ball over the keeper
On the final hole, Andres chipped to within a metre of the cup.
golf: chip to within a distance
Pim chipped the ball first time after spotting the keeper far out.
The coach told the children to chip the ball softly onto the green.
文法句型
chip + ball + over [player]
chip + to/onto [place]
chip first time
用法筆記
In football, the ball is often chipped over a goalkeeper or defender. In golf, the verb is common near the green and implies a short controlled stroke, not a full swing.