chapter

noun

/ˈtʃæptə(r)/

/ˈtʃæptər/

Idioms

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(abbreviation ch., chap.)
[countable] a separate section of a book, usually with a number or title
- to read/write a chapter
- He devotes an entire chapter to this topic.
- I've just finished Chapter 3.
- I read chapter after chapter of the book.
- in a chapter in the previous/next/first/last chapter
- in a later chapter
- There is a useful summary at the end of the chapter.
- chapter of something the final chapter of her autobiography
- the opening chapter of the book
- chapter in something the most interesting chapter in the book
- chapter on something Have you read the chapter on the legal system?
Extra Examples
- His influence on other writers will be discussed in the next chapter.
- I read the first few chapters and then got bored.
- The author devotes two chapters to language acquisition.
- This chapter covers money and banking.
- a chapter on the city's architecture
Topics Literature and writingb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- first
- introductory
- opening
- …
chapter + verb
- be entitled something
- be titled something
- address something
- …
verb + chapter
- read
- write
- dedicate
- …
preposition
- in a/the chapter
- chapter about
- chapter on
- …
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[countable] a period of time in a person’s life or in history
- a difficult chapter in our country’s history
- Her return to Kansas ended a particularly unhappy chapter in her life.
Topics Timec1, Historyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- difficult
- sad
- unhappy
- …
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[countable + singular or plural verb] all the priests of a cathedral or members of a religious community
- a meeting of the dean and chapter
[countable] (especially North American English) a local branch of a society, club, etc.
- the local chapter of the Rotary club

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French chapitre, from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput ‘head’.

Idioms

chapter and verse

the exact details of something, especially the exact place where particular information may be found
- I can't give chapter and verse, but that's the rough outline of our legal position.

a chapter of accidents

(British English) a series of unpleasant events caused by bad luck
- The whole affair has been a chapter of accidents from start to finish.

单词	chapter
释义	chapter noun /ˈtʃæptə(r)/ /ˈtʃæptər/ Idioms jump to other results (abbreviation ch., chap.) [countable] a separate section of a book, usually with a number or title to read/write a chapter He devotes an entire chapter to this topic. I've just finished Chapter 3. I read chapter after chapter of the book. in a chapter in the previous/next/first/last chapter in a later chapter There is a useful summary at the end of the chapter. chapter of something the final chapter of her autobiography the opening chapter of the book chapter in something the most interesting chapter in the book chapter on something Have you read the chapter on the legal system? Extra Examples His influence on other writers will be discussed in the next chapter. I read the first few chapters and then got bored. The author devotes two chapters to language acquisition. This chapter covers money and banking. a chapter on the city's architecture Topics Literature and writingb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective first introductory opening … chapter + verb be entitled something be titled something address something … verb + chapter read write dedicate … preposition in a/the chapter chapter about chapter on … See full entry [countable] a period of time in a person’s life or in history a difficult chapter in our country’s history Her return to Kansas ended a particularly unhappy chapter in her life. Topics Timec1, Historyc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective difficult sad unhappy … See full entry [countable + singular or plural verb] all the priests of a cathedral or members of a religious community a meeting of the dean and chapter [countable] (especially North American English) a local branch of a society, club, etc. the local chapter of the Rotary club Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French chapitre, from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput ‘head’. Idioms chapter and verse the exact details of something, especially the exact place where particular information may be found I can't give chapter and verse, but that's the rough outline of our legal position. a chapter of accidents (British English) a series of unpleasant events caused by bad luck The whole affair has been a chapter of accidents from start to finish.
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