chap
chap — noun
1. a man, especially one you know or like — used as a warm, familiar term when refe
a man, especially one you know or like — used as a warm, familiar term when referring to or addressing another person, similar to saying 'guy' or 'fellow'.
The old chap who lives next door always waves to us in the morning.
collocation: old chap as friendly reference
A young chap at the market showed Amara where to buy fresh bread.
That chap over there with the red scarf is our new history teacher, Mr. Chen.
Ravi walked into the café and called out to his friend, 'Alright, old chap?'
The young chap helped the elderly woman carry her shopping bags up the stairs.
用法筆記
Primarily used in British English. In direct address ('old chap', 'my dear chap') it sounds old-fashioned or jocular. Avoid in formal writing.
常見錯誤
2. a written abbreviation for 'chapter' — used mainly in book references, citations
a written abbreviation for 'chapter' — used mainly in book references, citations, and academic writing when referring to a specific section of a text.
The homework assignment is from chap. 5 of the textbook.
abbreviation: chap. = chapter in citation
Please read chap. 3 before Thursday's class discussion on economic theory.
The professor asked students to refer to chap. 10 for a detailed explanation of the experiment.
In the bibliography, each source includes the relevant chap. numbers in parentheses.
用法筆記
Can also be abbreviated as 'ch.' In both cases, the period after the abbreviation is standard. Common in academic referencing systems.
常見錯誤
chap — verb
1. when skin turns painful, rough, and flaky from exposure to cold air, wind, or a
when skin turns painful, rough, and flaky from exposure to cold air, wind, or a lack of moisture — for instance, lips becoming dry and cracked after a long walk in freezing weather.
Theo's hands chapped badly after he worked outside without gloves all winter.
intransitive: hands chapped from exposure
The cold wind had chapped the children's lips, so their mother gave them lip balm.
transitive: wind chapped [body part]
If you do not wear a scarf, the freezing air will chap your face.
Leila's cheeks were chapped from the long walk home in the blizzard.
Using a rich moisturiser every night can help prevent skin from chapping in dry climates.
- soothe
to relieve or calm irritated skin
文法句型
chap [object]
[subject] chaps
get chapped
用法筆記
Frequently used in the past participle form ('chapped') as an adjective (e.g. chapped lips, chapped hands). The verb is restricted to skin damage from environmental factors — not used for cuts, burns, or general cracking of non-skin materials.