chunk
noun[C]
uk/tʃʌŋk/us/tʃʌŋk/aroughlycutpiece:
大块;厚块a chunkofcheese/meat一大块奶酪/肉
pineapple/tunachunks菠萝/金枪鱼块
informal
apartof something,especiallyalargepart:
一部分;(尤指)大部分,一大块a chunkoftext一大段文字
asubstantialchunk ofourprofits我们利润的很大一部分
Threehoursisquitea chunk out of myworkingday.3个小时占了我一个工作日中相当长的一段时间。
Masses and large amounts of things
- accumulation
- any number ofthingsidiom
- armload
- backlog
- bolus
- flood
- foam
- logjam
- many
- motherlode
- multi-million
- multitude
- myriad
- pile
- stack
- tsunami
- wedge
- welter
- whoosh
- wodge
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Chunks
When we speak and write, we repeat a lot of phrases and clauses, such as on the other hand, a lot of, at the moment, you know, you see, I mean. Some of these phrases, or chunks of language, are very common and they have specific meanings.…Chunks in speaking
We use chunks like you know, you know what I mean, I know what you’re saying to check and show understanding between speaker and listener:…Chunks in writing
We use many chunks in writing. They help us to structure what we write:…Chunks as frames
Some chunks don’t look complete (I don’t know if, in the middle of). These usually help make up or frame sentences:…