| 释义 |
chunk
I. \ˈchəŋk\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: perhaps alteration of chuck (V)
1.
a. dialect : log, stump : a heavy piece of wood, especially of firewood; sometimes : a piece of firewood made by splitting a log in quarters
b. : a piece of burning wood
< get a chunk from a neighbor's fire >
c. : a short thick piece often crudely or roughly formed : lump
< a chunk of meat >
< a sizzling summer day holds few finer refreshments than a great chunk of cold watermelon — Jane Nickerson >
2. : a sizable amount : a noteworthy quantity : a large portion
< six months is a chunk out of any man's life — Upton Sinclair >
3.
a. : a strong thickset horse usually smaller than a typical draft horse
b. : a person and especially a child who is large or stocky
< the chubby little chunk who had played in the sandpile — Dorothy C. Fisher >
— often used with of
< a fine chunk of a man >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: probably from chunk (I)
1. chiefly South : throw
< chunk sticks at grazing cows >
< chunked three more stones into the water — Dan Wickenden >
also : throw things at : pelt
2. dialect : to build or revive (a fire) by throwing on fuel or by raking or stirring — sometimes used with up
3. : to remove chunks from (a skid road) — usually used with out
III. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: perhaps by alteration
: chink II 2
IV. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: imitative
: to make a dull plunging or explosive sound : proceed while making dull plunging sounds
V. noun
(-s)
: a dull plunging or explosive sound
VI. noun
(-s)
Etymology: by shortening
: chunkey |