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　

TOEFLTEM4TEM8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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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 yen's weeks-long trend of choppy, range-bound trading could remain intact, analysts say.
  分析师们说，日圆汇率可能将维持数周来的窄幅波动走势。
• It could be a little choppy, it could be uneven, and it is going to take a while, he said.
  这可能是一个小震荡，可能是不平衡的，它将会需要一段时间，他说。
• Like all trend-following indicators, they work best when markets are moving but lead to whipsaws during choppy periods.
  就像所有的趋势跟踪指标，在市场波动的时候，它们表现最好，在振荡时期，它们就变成了锯齿状。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。