单词 | chalk |
释义 | nounverbchalkBrE /tʃɔːk/ NAmE /tʃɔːk/ noun [U ]a type of soft white stone 白垩◆ the chalk cliffs of southern England 英格兰南部的白垩质峭壁[U , C ]a substance similar to chalk made into white or coloured sticks for writing or drawing (白色或彩色的)粉笔◆ a piece /stick of chalk 一支粉笔◆ drawing diagrams with chalk on the blackboard 用粉笔在黑板上画图表◆ a box of coloured chalks 一盒彩色粉笔 ● ˌchalk and ˈcheese (BrE ) if two people or things are like chalk and cheese or as different as chalk and cheese , they are completely different from each other 截然不同;天渊之别Alliteration in idiomsbelt and braces,(beat somebody) black and blue,born and bred,chalk and cheese,chop and change,done and dusted,down and dirty,in dribs and drabs,eat somebody out of house and home,facts and figures,fast and furious,first and foremost,forgive and forget,hale and hearty,hem and haw,kith and kin,mix and match,part and parcel of something,puff and pant,go to rack and ruin,rant and rave,risk life and limb,short and sweet,signed and sealed,spic and span,through thick and thin,this and that,top and tail something,tried and testedtrusted,wax and wane● not by a ˈlong chalk (BrE ) (also not by a ˈlong shot NAmE , BrE ) not nearly ; not at all 差得远;绝不;一点也不◆ It's not over yet —not by a long chalk . 这事还没有了结,还差得远呢。chalkBrE /tʃɔːk/ NAmE /tʃɔːk/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they chalk BrE /tʃɔːk/ NAmE /tʃɔːk/ present simple - he / she / it chalks BrE /tʃɔːks/ NAmE /tʃɔːks/ past simple chalked BrE /tʃɔːkt/ NAmE /tʃɔːkt/ past participle chalked BrE /tʃɔːkt/ NAmE /tʃɔːkt/ -ing form chalking BrE /ˈtʃɔːkɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈtʃɔːkɪŋ/ ~sth (up ) (on sth )to write or draw sth with chalk用粉笔写(或画)◆ She chalked (up ) the day's menu on the board .她把当天的菜单用粉笔写在黑板上。 ● ˌchalk ˈup sth (informal ) to achieve or record a success , points in a game , etc .获得,取得(成功);记下,记录(成就、比赛得分等)◆ The team chalked up their tenth win this season . 这支队本赛季已赢了十场比赛。● ˌchalk sth ˈup to sth (NAmE , informal ) to consider that sth is caused by sth 把某事归因于◆ We can chalk that win up to a lot of luck . 我们可以把那次胜利归因于好运十足。 ● put sth down to exˈperience (also chalk sth up to exˈperience ) used to say that sb should think of a failure as being sth that they can learn from 从…中吸取教训◆ We lost a lot of money , but we just put it down to experience . 我们损失了很多钱,只当是吃一堑长一智了。 |
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