chap

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++chap /tʃæp/ ●●○ S3 noun  1  [countable]MAN especially British English a man, especially a man you know and like 〔尤指你认识和喜欢的〕小伙子，家伙 a decent sort of chap 一个正派的小伙子2. chaps [plural]DCDSH protective leather covers worn over your trousers when riding a horse 〔骑马时穿的〕皮套裤 → chapped

Examples from the Corpus

chap• My dear chap you couldn't put them in a work of fiction.• Mock's have a new chap on the bacon counter.• Being a cautious kind of chap, I decided to make a phone call before reaching before reaching for my cheque book.• Once some one has established themselves as being the right sort of chap, then their name crops up time and again.• Stella stood in the middle of the field talking to the only chap properly attired in shorts and jersey.• The other chap had a skin graft.• The chap on the left is James Stuart, and on the right we have his son, Charles Stuart.Origin chap 1. (1500-1600) chapman “traveling seller of goods” ((11-19 centuries)), from Old English ceapman, from ceap ( → CHEAP1) + man2. (1800-1900) Mexican Spanish chappareras, from Spanish chaparro; → CHAPARRAL

chap nounChinese  

especially and a Corpus a man, know you like man

chap

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chap S2 /tʃæp/ noun1. [countable] especially British English a man, especially a man you know and like:
    a decent sort of chap
2. chaps [plural] protective leather covers worn over your trousers when riding a horse
⇨ chapped

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See main entry: chapped

chapBrE /tʃæp/ 🔊NAmE /tʃæp/ 🔊 noun (BrE, informal, becoming old-fashioned) used to talk about a man in a friendly way （对男子的友好称呼）家伙，伙计◆He isn't such a bad chap really. 他这个家伙并不真的这么坏。🔊🔊