chunk

英 [tʃʌŋk] 美 [tʃʌŋk]
  • n. 大块；矮胖的人或物
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助记提示

chunk <===> hunk.

中文词源

chunk 大块

来自chuck的鼻音拼写。

英文词源

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.

双语例句

1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Zurich's affluence came initially from cornering a sizeable chunk of the 14th Century silk trade.
苏黎世的富足最初来自于14世纪对丝绸贸易的高度垄断。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The manager of a company does not like having a large chunk of his wealth bound up in its shares.
一家公司经理不愿意让大笔财富套在股票里。

来自柯林斯例句

5. It's a little chunk of history that they've forgotten to alter.
这小块历史,他们忘了改掉啦.

来自英汉文学