| 单词 | chapter |
| 释义 | chapterWord family nounchapterhousechapter Newspapers, printing, publishing, Christianity, Literature chap·ter /ˈtʃæptə $ -ər/ ●●● S3 W1 AWL noun [countableC] 1 IN A BOOKTCNone of the parts into which a book is divided 章节 Read Chapter 11 as your homework. 家庭作业是阅读第 11 章。 This chapter discusses power, and how people use it. ► see thesaurus at part 这一章节讲权力，以及人们如何运用权力。 2 PERIODPARTa particular period or event in someone’s life or in history 〔人生或历史的〕一段时期，篇章 → era chapter of a new chapter of peace and cooperation 和平与合作的新篇章 chapter in the noblest chapter in our history 我们历史上最光辉的时期 3. PRIESTSRRCall the priests belonging to a cathedral, or a meeting of these priests 主教座堂的所有教士；主教座堂全体教士的会议 4 ORGANIZATIONthe local members of a large organization such as a club 〔俱乐部等大型组织的〕地方分会 the local chapter of the American Legion 美国军团的地方分会 5. give/quote somebody chapter and verse DETAILto give someone exact details about where to find some information 给某人提供〔资料的〕确切出处 Examples from the Corpus give/quote somebody chapter and verse• She can give him chapter and verse on Finance Acts and other current legislation, and is rigorous in keeping up to date. 6. a chapter of accidents British EnglishBrESERIES a series of unlucky events coming one after another 一连串的灾祸[意外事件] Examples from the Corpus a chapter of accidents• Such a chapter of accidents, however ridiculous in modern eyes, epitomised a genuinely important aspect of international relations.• The problem with Darwin's theory was that it reduced evolution to a chapter of accidents. n COLLOCATIONS adjectives this chapter/the present chapter The present chapter deals with the years leading up to the war. the next chapter This theme will be developed in the next chapter. the following chapters (=the ones after this one) The following chapters will explore this issue. the previous/preceding chapter The method is described in the previous chapter. earlier chapters (=the ones before this one) All these have been mentioned briefly in earlier chapters. later chapters (=the ones after this one) These points will be explored in more detail in later chapters. the introductory/opening chapter (=the first chapter) There’s a short introductory chapter giving an outline of the subject matter. the last/final chapter verbsThe final chapter summarizes the themes in the book. be divided into chapters The book is divided into ten chapters. read a chapter I haven’t even read the first chapter yet. write a chapter He wrote the first chapter 20 years before the book was published. see chapter 2/3 etc (=used in books to direct a reader to a chapter) His scientific claims were never justified (see chapter 16). be discussed/described in chapter 1/2/3 etc These points will be discussed in chapter 8. a chapter deals with something Three further chapters deal with soil, water, and air. a chapter explores something The second chapter explores the effects of these changes in more detail. a chapter is devoted to something (=it deals only with a particular subject) phrasesFive whole chapters are devoted to social reform. the beginning/start of a chapter His character is introduced at the beginning of the first chapter. the end of a chapter The answers are given at the end of the chapter. the remainder of a chapter formal (=the rest of a chapter) The remainder of this chapter is devoted to a discussion of privatization. Examples from the Corpus chapter• A careful strategic analysis as described in chapter 4 will help to lessen the disadvantages of using leading indicators.• The Christmas story is told in Chapter 2, verses 1-20 of Luke.• These matters are dealt with in Chapters 8 & 9.• In chapters 15 to 17 we apply to the individual profile components the principles set out in chapter 14.• In chapters 6 and 7 I would like to propose a characterization of grammar and language use which shows their interdependence.• 'Have you finished "Lord of the Rings" yet?' 'I'm on the last chapter.'• A more detailed example will be given in the next chapter.• In the next chapter we consider the subject and problems of commitment.• In this chapter, we illustrated such pragmatic influences on processing by discussing context effects.• For homework, read the first two chapters of the book.• She was a volunteer with various chapters of the Junior League. chapter in• Martin's death closed one of the more fascinating chapters of recent Bordeaux history. From Longman Business Dictionary chapterchap·ter /ˈtʃæptə-ər/ noun [countableC] American EnglishAmE the local members of a professional organization or LABOR UNION the Illinois chapter of the AFL-CIO (1100-1200) Old French chapitre, from Late Latin capitulum, from Latin caput “head” |
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