chunk
noun/tʃʌŋk/
/tʃʌŋk/
Idioms - a thick, solid piece that has been cut or broken off something
厚块；厚片；大块 - a chunk of cheese/masonry
一块厚厚的奶酪／砖石
Extra Examples- He cut the food up into bite-size chunks.
他把食物切成能入口的小块。 - I bought the cheese in one big chunk.
这奶酪我买来时是一大块。 - a huge chunk of meat/rock
一大块肉/石头 - a tin of pineapple chunks
一罐菠萝块 - Chunks of masonry lay in the grass around the ruined building.
大块大块的砖石躺在大楼废墟周围的杂草中。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- huge
- …
- cut something (up) into chunks
- in a/the chunk
- chunk of
- a chunk of cheese/masonry
- (informal) a fairly large amount of something
相当大的量 - I've already written a fair chunk of the article.
我已写出文章相当大的部分。 - This one project has taken a substantial chunk of our budget.
这一项目占去了我们预算的一大块。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- huge
- …
- cut something (up) into chunks
- in a/the chunk
- chunk of
- I've already written a fair chunk of the article.
- (linguistics) a phrase or group of words that can be learnt as a unit by somebody who is learning a language. Examples of chunks are ‘Can I have the bill, please?’ and ‘Pleased to meet you’.
语块（话语组成部分） - The listening texts consist of short, bite-sized chunks which are accessible to beginners.
听力文本由简短的块组成，适合初学者。
- The listening texts consist of short, bite-sized chunks which are accessible to beginners.
Word Originlate 17th cent.: apparently an alteration of the noun chuck senses (1) and (3).
Idioms
blow chunks
- (North American English, slang) to vomit
吐；呕吐