[N-COUNT 可数名词]厚块;大块Chunks of something are thick solid pieces of it.
[oft N of n]
They had to be careful of floating chunks of ice.
他们必须当心大块浮冰。
...a chunk of meat...
一大块肉
Cut the melon into chunks.
把瓜切块。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]大量;大部分 A chunk of something is a large amount or large part of it.
[usu N of n]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
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。
Oxford
chunk/tʃʌŋk; NAmEtʃʌŋk/noun1a thick solid piece that has been cut or broken off sth 厚块;厚片;大块◆a chunk of cheese/masonry一块厚厚的奶酪╱砖石2( informal) a fairly large amount of sth 相当大的量◆I've already written a fair chunk of the article.我已写出文章的大部份。3( linguistics 语言) a phrase or group of words which can be learnt as a unit by sb who is learning a language. Examples of chunksare ‘Can I have the bill, please?’ and ‘Pleased to meet you’. 话语组成部份;组块IDIOMsee
1a large thick piece of something that does not have an even shape: ice chunkschunk of a chunk of bread► see thesaurus at
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2a large part or amount of something: The rent takes a large chunk out of my monthly salary.chunk of A huge chunk of the audience got up and left before the end of the show.3a chunk of change American English informal a large amount of money: Lurie risked a pretty big chunk of change on the race.
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