口語：chip my tooth(咬崩了牙齒)，沒想到吧？

chip這個詞有意思，它下面的詞義你不一定想得到：

1.potato chips 炸薯條

2.a computer chip 計算機芯片

3.a bargaining chip (談判)討價還價的籌碼

4.a blue chip 股票的藍籌股

5.I chipped my tooth 是“我把自己的牙齒咬崩掉了一小塊”

即：I cracked my tooth ,or broke my tooth.

想必break是你最不會忘記用的詞匯了。

I need to see my dentist and have my chipped tooth/broken tooth/cracked tooth fixed.

看牙醫(yī)補補崩壞的牙齒。

To chip something means to break,or cut a small part of something else

學(xué)英語最好是到語言環(huán)境中學(xué)，我給你補充下面這個“語言環(huán)境”(原版英語)，你自己到語言環(huán)境中細細體會體會吧(不要說自己“沒有語言環(huán)境”，就算有了語言環(huán)境，你也不一定能適應(yīng))：

How to Fix a Chipped or Broken Tooth

Having a chipped tooth isn’t an uncommon problem—in fact, according to the American Association of Endodontists (AAE), chipped teeth account for the majority of all dental injuries. Teeth can develop chips from a variety of causes: suffering a sudden stress or impact; losing structure at the site of an untreated cavity or an old, weakened filling; or biting down on a hard object, like candy, ice or fingernails. Regardless of how chipping occurs, your damaged tooth may be a cause for concern—but with appropriate care, it’s a problem that can usually be treated quite successfully.

What’s the best way to treat a chipped tooth? It all depends on the tooth’s location, and the type and extent of the injury it has suffered. Some of the procedures commonly used to restore chipped teeth include dental bonding, filings, and crowns. Root canal treatment may also be needed when the nerve in the tooth’s pulp is exposed. In this case, getting an immediate evaluation is important: Prompt care and appropriate treatment will give you the best chance of saving the tooth. Let’s look at some different degrees of chipping, and how they are treated.