他正在用凿子小心地从大理石上凿下碎片。

He is carefully ___chipping small pieces off the marble with a chisel.

他在果岭边练习短切球，试图让球更靠近洞口。

He's practicing ___chipping near the green to get the ball closer to the hole.

天色已晚，我们最好在天完全黑之前离开。

It's getting late, we'd better ___leave before it's too dark.