这些动词均有“切、砍”之意。
chop : 指用刀斧连续猛力砍某物，以便砍断、切碎。
- He was chopping wood in the yard.
他在院子里劈木头。 - Add some fresh parsley, finely chopped.
加一些剁碎的新鲜欧芹。 - Chop (up) the onions and carrots roughly.
把洋葱和胡萝卜切成大块。 - Laura had her hair chopped (= cut) yesterday.
劳拉昨天去剪了发。
cut : 普通用词，使用广泛。指用带刃工具的切、割、砍等的行动。
- to cut a slice of bread
切一片面包 - I cut myself/my hand on that glass/with that knife.
我被那片玻璃／那把小刀割伤了（手）。 - Cut the meat up into small pieces.
把肉切成小片。 - This knife doesn't cut very well.
这把刀不好切，不够锋利。 - Where did you have your hair cut?
你在哪儿理的发？ - Firefighters had to cut the trapped driver loose/free (= cut the metal to allow the driver to get out of the car) using special equipment.
消防员们不得不动用特殊器械切开汽车，救出受困的司机。 - He fell off the swing and cut his head open (= got a deep cut in his head).
他从秋千上摔下来，头上割了道口子。 - He cut the cake in/into six (pieces) and gave each child a slice.
他把蛋糕切成6块，分给孩子每人1块。
hack : 指粗暴地乱剪、乱砍、乱劈。
- Three villagers were hacked to death in a savage attack.
三名村民在一场野蛮打斗中被砍死。 - The butcher hacked off a large chunk of meat.
屠夫砍下了一大块肉。 - The article had been hacked about (= carelessly changed) so much that it was scarcely recognizable.
被大刀阔斧地删改之后，这篇文章几乎面目全非了。
