chap
chap — 名詞
1. a man, especially one you know or like — used as a warm, familiar term when refe
傢伙；老兄
對男子的友善非正式稱呼
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.
隔壁那位老先生每天早上都會向我們揮手。
collocation: old chap as friendly reference
A young chap at the market showed Amara where to buy fresh bread.
市場上的一個年輕小夥子告訴 Amara 哪裡可以買到新鮮的麵包。
That chap over there with the red scarf is our new history teacher, Mr. Chen.
那邊戴紅圍巾的傢伙是我們的新歷史老師，陳老師。
Ravi walked into the café and called out to his friend, 'Alright, old chap?'
Ravi 走進咖啡館，對他的朋友喊道：「嘿，老兄，還好嗎？」
The young chap helped the elderly woman carry her shopping bags up the stairs.
那個年輕小夥子幫老太太把購物袋提上樓梯。
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
章
chapter 的書面縮寫
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.
回家作業在教科書的第五章。
abbreviation: chap. = chapter in citation
Please read chap. 3 before Thursday's class discussion on economic theory.
請在週四課堂討論前閱讀第三章，內容與經濟理論有關。
The professor asked students to refer to chap. 10 for a detailed explanation of the experiment.
教授要求學生查閱第十章，該章詳細說明了這個實驗。
In the bibliography, each source includes the relevant chap. numbers in parentheses.
在參考書目中，每個來源都在括號內標註了相關的章節編號。
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 — 動詞
1. when skin turns painful, rough, and flaky from exposure to cold air, wind, or a
龜裂；乾裂
皮膚因風寒而粗糙破損
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.
Theo 在沒有戴手套的情況下工作了一整個冬天，之後他的手嚴重乾裂。
intransitive: hands chapped from exposure
The cold wind had chapped the children's lips, so their mother gave them lip balm.
冷風把小朋友們的嘴唇吹裂了，於是媽媽給他們擦了護唇膏。
transitive: wind chapped [body part]
If you do not wear a scarf, the freezing air will chap your face.
如果你不戴圍巾，冰冷的空氣會讓你的臉部皮膚龜裂。
Leila's cheeks were chapped from the long walk home in the blizzard.
Leila 在大風雪中走了很長的路回家，臉頰都凍裂了。
Using a rich moisturiser every night can help prevent skin from chapping in dry climates.
每晚使用滋潤度高的保濕霜，有助於預防皮膚在乾燥氣候中龜裂。
- 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.