n. smaller branches which can be lopped off,bran-ches修剪下来的小树枝,树枝。 △H.VIII.1.2.95: “Why,we take / From every tree,lop,bark,and part o' thetimber;”唉,这就等于我们把每棵树的树枝、树皮连同一部分树身都砍掉。
lop[lɔp]
v.砍,东倒西歪n.砍伐 ‖ lopping n.摇摇晃晃,东倒西歪 lopsided adj.倾斜的 lopsidedly adv. lopsidedness n.