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

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。
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。
A person's rivers show a person's thought, it should have the choppy, it should have great time, it should also have rather uneventful time.
一个人的河流呈现一个人的思想，它应该有波涛汹涌的时候，应该有波澜壮阔的时候，也应该有波澜不惊的时候。
The partially outdoor bar also served to inform attendees why the landing of the flight earlier that day had been a bit choppy: it was a rather windy afternoon.
该部分户外酒吧还担任通知，为何当天早些时候着陆飞行已经有点波涛汹涌的参加者：这是一个相当多风下午。
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。
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？
Stock prices managed some solid gains on Monday despite another choppy session.
尽管又是一个令人捉摸不定的交易期，周一的股价还是获得了稳固的收益。
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。
The sea was choppy today because of the wind.
今天有风，海上波涛汹涌。
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。