chalkBrE/tʃɔːk/NAmE/tʃɔːk/noun[U]atypeofsoftwhitestone白垩◆thechalkcliffsofsouthernEngland英格兰南部的白垩质峭壁[U, C]asubstancesimilartochalkmadeintowhiteorcolouredsticksforwritingordrawing(白色或彩色的)粉笔◆apiece/stickofchalk一支粉笔◆drawingdiagramswithchalkontheblackboard用粉笔在黑板上画图表◆aboxofcolouredchalks一盒彩色粉笔●ˌchalkandˈcheese(BrE) iftwopeopleorthingsarelikechalkandcheeseorasdifferentaschalkandcheese, theyarecompletelydifferentfromeachother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●notbyaˈlongchalk(BrE) (also notbyaˈlongshotNAmE, BrE) notnearly; notatall差得远;绝不;一点也不◆It'snotoveryet—notbyalongchalk. 这事还没有了结,还差得远呢。
chalkBrE/tʃɔːk/NAmE/tʃɔːk/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theychalkBrE/tʃɔːk/NAmE/tʃɔːk/present simple - he / she / itchalksBrE/tʃɔːks/NAmE/tʃɔːks/past simplechalkedBrE/tʃɔːkt/NAmE/tʃɔːkt/past participlechalkedBrE/tʃɔːkt/NAmE/tʃɔːkt/ -ing formchalkingBrE/ˈtʃɔːkɪŋ/NAmE/ˈtʃɔːkɪŋ/~sth (up) (onsth)towriteordrawsthwithchalk用粉笔写(或画)◆Shechalked (up) theday'smenuontheboard.她把当天的菜单用粉笔写在黑板上。●ˌchalkˈupsth(informal) toachieveorrecordasuccess, pointsinagame, etc.获得,取得(成功);记下,记录(成就、比赛得分等)◆Theteamchalkeduptheirtenthwinthisseason. 这支队本赛季已赢了十场比赛。●ˌchalksthˈuptosth(NAmE, informal) toconsiderthatsthiscausedbysth把某事归因于◆Wecanchalkthatwinuptoalotofluck. 我们可以把那次胜利归因于好运十足。●putsthdowntoexˈperience (also chalksthuptoexˈperience) usedtosaythatsbshouldthinkofafailureasbeingsththattheycanlearnfrom从…中吸取教训◆Welostalotofmoney, butwejustputitdowntoexperience. 我们损失了很多钱,只当是吃一堑长一智了。