choppy
adjective /ˈtʃɒpi/
/ˈtʃɑːpi/
(comparative choppier, superlative choppiest)
- (of the sea, etc.
海洋等 波浪起伏的；不平静的 - The choppy waters caused some of the boats to capsize.
波浪起伏的水面造成一些船只倾覆。
- The sea was starting to get a bit choppy.
大海开始变得有点波涛汹涌。 - The sea can be very choppy, especially at high tide.
大海可能非常波涛汹涌，尤其是在涨潮的时候。
- The choppy waters caused some of the boats to capsize.
- (North American English, disapproving) (of a style of writing
文体 不连贯的；支离破碎的
词源early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘full of chaps or clefts’): from chop + -y.