How do you use "chip" in a sentence?

Would you like fish and chips for dinner? There's a chip in this cup - we should replace it. Modern phones contain incredibly powerful computer chips.

chip

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Significado: A thin piece broken off something; a fried strip of potato; a small electronic component

薯条，碎片，芯片

patatas fritas, astilla, chip

フライドポテト、欠片、チップ

감자튀김, 조각, 칩

Chip has several meanings in British English. Most commonly, chips are thick strips of fried potato (what Americans call 'fries'). It can also mean a small piece broken off something, or a microchip in electronics. The expression 'a chip on your shoulder' means holding a grudge.

chip在英式英语中有多种含义。最常见的是指厚切炸薯条（美国人称之为'fries'）。它也可以指从某物上掉下来的小块，或电子产品中的微芯片。'a chip on your shoulder'这个表达意思是怀恨在心。

Chip tiene varios significados en inglés británico. Lo más común es que chips sean tiras gruesas de patata frita (lo que los americanos llaman 'fries'). También puede significar un pequeño trozo que se ha roto de algo, o un microchip en electrónica. La expresión 'a chip on your shoulder' significa guardar rencor.

chipはイギリス英語でいくつかの意味があります。最も一般的なのは、厚切りのフライドポテト（アメリカ人が「fries」と呼ぶもの）です。また、何かから欠けた小さな破片や、電子機器のマイクロチップを意味することもあります。「a chip on your shoulder」という表現は恨みを持っていることを意味します。

Chip은 영국 영어에서 여러 가지 의미를 가지고 있습니다. 가장 일반적으로 chips는 두껍게 자른 감자튀김(미국에서 'fries'라고 부르는 것)을 말합니다. 또한 무언가에서 떨어져 나간 작은 조각이나 전자 기기의 마이크로칩을 의미하기도 합니다. 'a chip on your shoulder'라는 표현은 앙심을 품고 있다는 뜻입니다.

Ejemplos

Would you like fish and chips for dinner?
晚餐想吃炸鱼薯条吗？
¿Te gustaría pescado con patatas fritas para cenar?
夕食にフィッシュアンドチップスはいかがですか？
저녁으로 피시 앤 칩스 어떠세요?
There's a chip in this cup - we should replace it.
这个杯子有个缺口——我们应该换一个。
Hay una astilla en esta taza - deberíamos reemplazarla.
このカップに欠けがあります - 交換した方がいいですね。
이 컵에 이가 나갔어요 - 교체해야겠네요.
Modern phones contain incredibly powerful computer chips.
现代手机包含功能极其强大的电脑芯片。
Los teléfonos modernos contienen chips de ordenador increíblemente potentes.
現代のスマートフォンには信じられないほど強力なコンピューターチップが搭載されています。
현대 스마트폰에는 믿을 수 없을 정도로 강력한 컴퓨터 칩이 탑재되어 있습니다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From Old English 'cipp' meaning 'a small piece cut off', related to 'chop'. The computing sense of 'microchip' dates from the 1960s. 'Chip on one's shoulder' (1830s) and 'chips' (fried potatoes, 1769) are separate developments.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Historia y curiosidades

In British English, 'chips' are thick-cut fried potatoes, while thin crispy ones are called 'crisps'. Americans use 'chips' for crisps and 'fries' for chips - a common source of transatlantic confusion!

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