lop off (lopping,lopped,lops)

• 1.  

  PHRASAL VERB（动词词组） If you lop something off, you cut it away from what it was attached to, usually with a quick, strong stroke. 砍掉

  例：

  Somebody lopped the heads off our tulips.

  有人剪掉了我们郁金香的花冠。

• 2.  

  PHRASAL VERB（动词词组） If you lop an amount of money or time off something such as a budget or a schedule, you reduce the budget or schedule by that amount. 削减; 缩短 [非正式]

  例：

  The Air France plane lopped over four hours off the previous best time.

  法国航空公司的飞机在原来最短航行时间的基础上又缩减了4个多小时。