Chips
CHIPS /tʃɪps/
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What it really means
In the UK, chips are hot fried potato sticks — what Americans call fries. Thin ones in fast-food places are often called "fries"; thick ones from a chip shop are "chips".
Chinese explanation
在英国，chips 指热的炸薯条（美式英语叫 fries）。快餐店的细薯条常叫"fries"，炸鱼薯条店的粗薯条叫"chips"。
Example conversation
A: Do you want chips with your burger?
B: Yes — proper thick ones, not skinny fries.
A：汉堡要配薯条吗？
B：要——粗的那种，不要细薯条。
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