chunk

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美 [tʃʌŋk]

n. 厚块; 厚片; 大块; 相当大的量; 话语组成部分; 组块

复数：chunks　现在分词：chunking　过去分词：chunked　过去式：chunked　

Collins.2 / BNC.6981 / COCA.4502

习惯用语

blow chunks

noun

厚块；厚片；大块
a thick solid piece that has been cut or broken off sth
1. a chunk of cheese/masonry
  一块厚厚的奶酪 / 砖石
相当大的量
a fairly large amount of sth
1. I've already written a fair chunk of the article.
  我已写出文章的大部分。
话语组成部分；组块
a phrase or group of words which can be learnt as a unit by sb who is learning a language. Examples of chunks are ‘Can I have the bill, please?’ and ‘Pleased to meet you’.

N-COUNT 厚块;大块
Chunks ofsomething are thick solid pieces of it.
1. They had to be careful of floating chunks of ice.
  他们必须当心大块浮冰。
2. ...a chunk of meat...
  一大块肉
3. Cut the melon into chunks.
  把瓜切块。
N-COUNT 大量;大部分
Achunk ofsomething is a large amount or large part of it.
1. The company owns a chunk of farmland near Gatwick Airport.
  该公司拥有盖特威克机场周边的大片农田。

noun

a compact mass
1. a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder
Synonym:ballclodgloblumpclump
a substantial amount
1. we won a chunk of money

verb

group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
Synonym:collocatelump
put together indiscriminately
1. lump together all the applicants
Synonym:lump

Joe bit a large chunk out of the apple.
乔咬了一大口苹果。
Cut the melon into chunks.
把瓜切块。
It's a big chunk of my trust fund.
我信托基金的一大块。
This chunk of meat is not too fat and not too lean.
这块肉肥瘦儿正好。
Harry inherited the house and a sizeable chunk of land.
哈里继承了这座房子以及相当大的一片土地。
The street includes a large chunk of ethnic Chinese ghetto.
在这条街上有一大片华人居住区。
A great chunk of loose kerbing smashed into my left-front wheel, bursting the tyre and denting the rim
我车子的左前轮撞在一大块松动的路缘石上，导致车胎爆裂、轮辋凹陷。
And in today's world, a significant chunk of that price tag is information.
并在今天的世界上，一个显着大块的价格标签是信息。
If it is used, only one chunk will be created from this file.
如果被使用，那么仅能从该文件创建一个块。
The car repairs took quite a chunk out of her salary.
她修理汽车的费用占她薪水相当大的一部分。