| 单词 | hunk |
| 释义 | hunk (once / 6221 pages) 1n 2n A hunk is a piece or a chunk or a lump, something without a definite shape. You might eat a hunk of cheese or play with a hunk of clay. If you call someone a hunk, you think he’s hot. For a casual dinner you might just grab a hunk of bread off the loaf and dip it in beef stew, which is full of hunks of meat and potatoes. A completely different type of hunk is a handsome man: "When did your cousin turn into such a hunk?" Hubba hubba! This second meaning dates from around 1945, from African American slang. WORD FAMILYhunk: hunks USAGE EXAMPLESIn June, after an appendectomy, Oliver was carried onstage by a shirtless hunk. The New Yorker(Dec 07, 2016) One does not walk to a pawnshop or a jeweler with a Sharpie-scrawled hunk of metal as if it were a ring or a Rolex. New York Times(Dec 04, 2016) They staple upholstery to hunks of wood harvested by timber operations in Wisconsin. New York Times(Dec 02, 2016) 1 n a large piece of something without definite shape 2a hunk of bread Syn|Hypo|Hyper lump nodule (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment) nuggeta solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth geode(mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals part, piece a portion of a natural object n a well-built, attractive man Hyper adult male, man an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) |
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