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chapped

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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chapped /tʃæpt/ adjective  MIchapped lips or hands are sore, dry, and cracked, especially as a result of cold weather or wind 〔尤指因寒冷或风导致唇、手〕干裂的,皲裂的chap verb [transitive]
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chappedWinter winds wipe away the natural oils of the exposed skin, to leave a red, raw and chapped appearance.Sister Joan, she's got chapped hands and a streaming cold, but she's very kind.She noticed Sarah's chapped lips.The chapped skin began to burn.
Origin chapped (1400-1500) chap to chop, crack open ((14-21 centuries))
chapped and lips sore, hands are dry, or Corpus


chapped
chapped /tʃæpt/ adjective
 Date: 1400-1500
 Origin: chap 'to chop, crack open' (14-21 centuries)
chapped lips or hands are sore, dry, and cracked, especially as a result of cold weather or wind
—chap verb [transitive]


chappedBrE /tʃæpt/ 🔊NAmE /tʃæpt/ 🔊 adjective(of the skin or lips 皮肤或唇) rough, dry and sore, especially because of wind or cold weather (尤指因风吹或天冷而)皲裂的,开裂的


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