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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The water it is going to have to walk on over the next decade is going to be choppy.
  况且，未来十年它必须行走的水面将会波涛起伏。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The couple were forced to cancel the original date of their underwater wedding due to choppy seas.
  由于大海脾气捉摸不定，这对夫妇被迫取消了原定日期的海底婚礼。
• Some walked down to the edge of the waves, trying to skip rocks across the choppy surface.
  有些走下海滩走到海浪的边缘，试着跃过波涛起伏的海面跳到岩礁上。