1 N-UNCOUNT [oft NOUN n] 白垩 Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it for writing or drawing with. 白垩
2 N-UNCOUNT 粉笔 Chalk is small sticks of chalk, or a substance similar to chalk, used for writing or drawing with. 粉笔
3 VERB 用粉笔画(或写) If you chalk something, you draw or write it using a piece of chalk. 用粉笔画(或写)
4 PHRASE 截然不同;完全不同 If you say that two people or things are like chalk and cheese, you are emphasizing that they are completely different from each other. 截然不同;完全不同 [British, emphasis]
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The two places, he insists, are as different as chalk and cheese.
他坚持说那两个地方有天壤之别。
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We are very aware of our differences, we accept that we are chalk and cheese.
我们非常清楚相互之间的差异,并且承认自己是截然不同的两类人。
5 PHRASE [oft with brd-neg, PHRASE with cl] (用于加强语气)绝对 You can use by a long chalk to add emphasis to something you are saying. (用于加强语气)绝对 [British, emphasis]
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