動詞 lop:

1. cut off from a whole
   同義詞：discerp, sever
2. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
   同義詞：snip, clip, crop, trim, dress, prune, cut back

1. He had his arm lopped off by an electric saw.
   他讓電鋸鋸掉了一只胳膊。
2. She has lopped branches off yesterday.
   她昨天已把樹枝修剪過了。
3. Some train services have been lopped off this line.
   這條路線已經(jīng)有幾輛火車停開了。

lop

v.tr.（及物動詞）
lopped,lop.ping,lops
To cut off (a part) from; trim:
修剪：從…上割下（一部分）；修剪：
例句：
lopped her long curls.
修剪她長長的卷發(fā)

To cut off from a tree or shrub:
從喬木或灌木上砍下：
例句：
lopped dead branches.
砍下枯枝

To eliminate or excise as superfluous:
除掉：因為多余而切除或刪去：
例句：
lopped him from the payroll.
將他從工資單上除名

來源：
Perhaps from Middle English loppe [small branches and twigs]
可能源自 中古英語 loppe [小樹枝和嫩枝]

【引伸】
lop.per
n.（名詞）

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lop
lop 2

v.intr.tr.（不及物動詞和及物動詞）
lopped,lop.ping,lops
To hang or let hang loosely; droop.
耷拉：松散地掛或使松散地掛；耷拉

來源：
[Origin unknown]
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