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

• 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。
• 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。
• No problem. This way, please. The coach is waiting outside. It was a bit choppy on the cruise but I was all right once I found my sea legs.
  导游：没问题，请这边走，车子正在外面等候。在航游中有点风浪，但一旦我习惯于坐船旅行我就没什么问题了。
• I am just a normal tree, Standing on the shore of the choppy, With my brothers and sisters together For my country to increase the strength of Haiphong.
  我只是一棵平常的树木，站在波涛汹涌的岸边，与我的兄弟姐妹一道，为我的祖国增加海防的力量。
• The sea was choppy today because of the wind.
  今天有风，海上波涛汹涌。
• 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。
• 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。
• Bank stocks were soft in late trading after a choppy day.
  继经历了震荡剧烈的正常交易时段之后，银行类股票在盘后交易中走软。
• Looking at the paintings, you might see landscapes at sunset or choppy waves or the flames of flickering forest fires.
  观赏这些绘画的时候，你也许会看到日落的景色，或滔滔的波浪，或是林火闪烁的火焰。
• 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。