Definition of "chip" in 英语

noun

A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
- The floor of the sculptor's studio was strewn with chips of marble.
A damaged area of a surface where a small piece has been broken off.
- This cup has a chip in it.
(games, gambling) A token used in place of cash.
A medallion.
(slang, dated) A sovereign (the coin).
(electronics) A circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate; a microchip.
- 1986 September 1, Tom Moran, Lisa L. Spiegelman, New Chip Said to Contain Seven PC AT Chip Functions, InfoWorld, page 5, But sources close to the company said the chip contains two direct memory access controllers, two interrupt controllers, a timer, a memory mapper from Texas Instruments, and a Motorola Inc. real-time clock.
(electronics) A hybrid device mounted in a substrate, containing electronic circuitry and miniaturised mechanical, chemical or biochemical devices.
- 2002, Koji Ikuta, Atsushi Takahashi, Kota Ikeda, Shoji Maruo, User-Assembly Fully Integrated Micro Chemical Laboratory Using Biochemical IC Chips for Wearable/Implantable Applications, Yoshinobu Baba, Shuichi Shoji, Albert van den Berg (editors), Micro Total Analysis Systems 2002: Proceedings of the μTAS 2002 Symposium, Volume 1, page 38, Fig. 4(a) shows a schematic design of the micropump chip.
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, archaic in Canada, usually in the plural) A deep-fried strip of potato; see also usage note at french fries.
- Do you want ketchup, mustard, or mayonnaise on your chips?
- Fish and chips is a traditional British dish.
(US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, especially in the plural) A thin, crisp, fried slice of potato, a crisp; occasionally a similar fried slice of another vegetable or dried fruit.
- They made their own potato chips from scratch... He ate a tortilla chip with guac... served with a side of apple chips...
A type of shot in various sports.
A dried piece of dung, often used as fuel.
(New Zealand, northern) A receptacle, usually for strawberries or other fruit.
(cooking) A small, near-conical piece of food added in baking.
- chocolate chip
A small rectangle of colour printed on coated paper for colour selection and matching. A virtual equivalent in software applications.
(nautical) The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line.
(historical) Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets.

verb

(transitive) To chop or cut into small pieces.
- The workers chipped the dead branches into mulch.
(transitive) To break small pieces from.
- Be careful not to chip the paint.
(intransitive) To become chipped.
- This varnish chips easily.
(transitive, dialectal) To chisel (something), to chisel on (something).
- The fitter was chipping and filing a workpiece clamped in his vise.
(intransitive, dialectal) To use a chisel.
- The fitters were chipping and filing furiously to meet their deadline.
(transitive, sports) To strike or play (the ball or other implement) as a chip shot.
(transitive, sports such as soccer) To beat (an opposing player) by use of a chip shot, such as by looping the ball over the head of the opposing goalkeeper.
(transitive, billiards) To move (a ball) a relatively short distance by means of an oblique contact.
- In potting the black, he also managed to chip the red off the side cushion.
(transitive, informal) To fit (an animal) with a microchip.
(transitive, automotive) To upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power.
(intransitive, card games, often with "in") To ante (up).
(UK, transitive, often with "in") To contribute.
- Everyone needs to chip in £1 for George's leaving collection.
(also to chip at) To make fun of.