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　

TOEFL TEM4 TEM8 经济

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

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。
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。
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。
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。
At the reservoir, the choppy water initially deterred the wary goslings from taking their first dip.
在水库边上，机警的小野鹅最初看到波浪起伏的水面时谁也不敢尝试它们的第一次下水。
What's with the shaky screen and the choppy sound?
摇晃的屏幕和支离破碎的声音又是怎么回事？
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。
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。
It was a bit choppy on the cruise but I was all right once I found my sea legs.
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。
A gale was blowing and the sea was choppy.
狂风大作，海面上波浪起伏。