lop

动词 lop:

1. cut off from a whole
   同义词：discerp, sever
2. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
   同义词：snip, clip, crop, trim, dress, prune, cut back

1. He had his arm lopped off by an electric saw.
   他让电锯锯掉了一只胳膊。
2. She has lopped branches off yesterday.
   她昨天已把树枝修剪过了。
3. Some train services have been lopped off this line.
   这条路线已经有几辆火车停开了。

lop

v.tr.（及物动词）
lopped,lop.ping,lops
To cut off (a part) from; trim:
修剪：从…上割下（一部分）；修剪：
例句：
lopped her long curls.
修剪她长长的卷发

To cut off from a tree or shrub:
从乔木或灌木上砍下：
例句：
lopped dead branches.
砍下枯枝

To eliminate or excise as superfluous:
除掉：因为多余而切除或删去：
例句：
lopped him from the payroll.
将他从工资单上除名

来源：
Perhaps from Middle English loppe [small branches and twigs]
可能源自 中古英语 loppe [小树枝和嫩枝]

【引伸】
lop.per
n.（名词）

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v.intr.tr.（不及物动词和及物动词）
lopped,lop.ping,lops
To hang or let hang loosely; droop.
耷拉：松散地挂或使松散地挂；耷拉

来源：
[Origin unknown]
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