choppy

英 [ˈtʃɒpi]

美 [ˈtʃɑːpi]

adj.  波浪起伏的; 不平静的; 不连贯的; 支离破碎的

比较级：choppier　

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BNC.20404 / COCA.16878

牛津词典

adj.

• 波浪起伏的；不平静的
  with a lot of small waves; not calm
  1. choppy waters
     波浪起伏的水面
• 不连贯的；支离破碎的
  containing a lot of short sentences and changing topics too often

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (水)波浪滔滔的，波浪起伏的
  When water ischoppy, there are a lot of small waves on it because there is a wind blowing.
  1. A gale was blowing and the sea was choppy.
     狂风大作，海面上波浪起伏。

英英释义

adj

• rough with small waves
  1. choppy seas
• marked by abrupt transitions
  1. choppy prose
  Synonym:jerky

双语例句

• David and Lucy sat in the prow of the fishing boat and looked across the choppy water.
  大卫和露西坐在渔船船头，凝望着烟波浩淼的水面。
• Dissertations that sound choppy or stuttered are for the most part ineffectual and will most likely fail to impress.
  论文的声音断断续续或结结巴巴的大部分是无效的，并很可能将无法留下深刻的印象。
• A person's rivers show a person's thought, it should have the choppy, it should have great time, it should also have rather uneventful time.
  一个人的河流呈现一个人的思想，它应该有波涛汹涌的时候，应该有波澜壮阔的时候，也应该有波澜不惊的时候。
• A seamless, swift Web-browsing experience for the blind replaces one that was choppy and full of delays.
  这使盲人摆脱了过去那种断断续续、延迟频频的网上浏览方式，享受到连贯、迅速的网上经历。
• Our test route took us through a choppy construction zone and over some twisty back roads. We went up a long zigzag before we reached the top of the hill.
  我们的测试路径包括一些起伏的修建路段及弯弯曲曲的小路。我们走了很长一段弯来绕去的路，才到了山顶。
• Some cycles have been choppy, some were perfectly executed.
  有些周期起伏不定，有些则完成得很完美。
• The Coast Guard air lifts four surfers from the choppy waters off the Oregon coast.
  海岸警卫队从俄勒冈州海岸边的一个波涛汹涌的水域里把四个冲浪者空运了出来。
• Amid choppy markets dominated by cyclical plays, this looks like a relatively safe bet.
  在这个被周期作用主导、波动强烈的市场上，押注医药板块看上去像是一个相对安全的选择。
• Few of the Fed's forecasts have proceeded according to plan over the course of the sharp economic downturn and choppy recovery, a fact that Fed officials now openly acknowledge.
  在经济大幅放缓和复苏不顺的过程中，美联储的计划几乎都没有按照原先设定的那样去实施，美联储官员们现在也公开承认了这一事实。
• The yen's weeks-long trend of choppy, range-bound trading could remain intact, analysts say.
  分析师们说，日圆汇率可能将维持数周来的窄幅波动走势。