lop
UK [lɒp] US [lɑ:p] (-pp-)
verb
Phrasal Verbs [M] lop sth off
CUT
■to cut something off in one quick movement 切断，砍断，削去•I'll need to lop off the lower branches of the tree.我要砍掉这棵树上低矮的枝杈。 REDUCE informal
■to reduce a price or the amount of time taken to do something by a particular amount 减（价）；缩短（时间）•He lopped eight seconds off the record.他将这项纪录缩短了八秒钟。 |