chunk
英[t???k]
美[t???k]
- n. 大塊；矮胖的人或物
詞態變化
復數:?chunks;
助記提示
chunk <===> hunk.
中文詞源
chunk 大塊
來自chuck的鼻音拼寫。
英文詞源
- chunk (n.)
- "thick block" of something, 1690s, probably a nasalized variant of chuck (n.1) "cut of meat;" meaning "large amount" is 1883, American English.
- chunk (v.)
- "to throw," 1835, American English, from chunk (n.) or by similar mutation from chuck (v.1). Related: Chunked; chunking.
雙語例句
- 1. Harry inherited the house and a sizeable chunk of land.
- 哈里繼承了這座房子以及相當大的一片土地。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Zurich's affluence came initially from cornering a sizeable chunk of the 14th Century silk trade.
- 蘇黎世的富足最初來自于14世紀對絲綢貿易的高度壟斷。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. A great chunk of loose kerbing smashed into my left-front wheel, bursting the tyre and denting the rim.
- 我車子的左前輪撞在一大塊松動的路緣石上，導致車胎爆裂、輪輞凹陷。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The manager of a company does not like having a large chunk of his wealth bound up in its shares.
- 一家公司經理不愿意讓大筆財富套在股票里。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. It's a little chunk of history that they've forgotten to alter.
- 這小塊歷史,他們忘了改掉啦.
來自英漢文學