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。
• A gale was blowing and the sea was choppy.
  狂风大作，海面上波浪起伏。
• 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。
• The partially outdoor bar also served to inform attendees why the landing of the flight earlier that day had been a bit choppy: it was a rather windy afternoon.
  该部分户外酒吧还担任通知，为何当天早些时候着陆飞行已经有点波涛汹涌的参加者：这是一个相当多风下午。
• But we continue to steer a steady course through choppy waters.
  但在汹涌的波涛之中，我们仍在稳步前进。
• Still, the waters could yet get a little choppy as competition on the west coast increases.
  不过，随着西海岸竞争的加剧，局势可能变得更加变幻莫测。
• 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。
• 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。
• In other words, in a choppy market, your trading commissions and other costs will overwhelm your profitability, as meager as it will be.
  换言之，在震荡的市场，您的交易佣金和其他费用将远远超过您的盈利能力，因为微薄的，因为它会。
• 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。