chunk
chunk1
noun
chunk2
verb
noun
- a thick, solid piece of something
厚块
huge chunks of masonry littered the street.
好些大块砖石胡乱丢弃在街上。
■[in sing.]an amount or part of something
相当数量；部分
fuel takes a large chunk of their small income.
购买燃料花去了他们微薄收入的大部分。
- [with obj.](N. Amer.)divide (something) into chunks
(北美)将…分成数份
chunk four pounds of pears.
把四磅梨分成数份。
■(in psychology or linguistic analysis) group together (connected items or words) so that they can be stored or processed as single concepts
（心理学或语言分析用语）将（相关条目或单词）组合（或归类、分类）（以便以单独概念存储或处理）
- late 17th cent.: apparently an alteration of chuck
chunk2
verb
- [no obj.](chiefly N. Amer.)move with or make a muffled, metallic sound
(主 北美)发出“砰啷”（或“嚓卡”）声
the door chunked behind them.
门在他们身后“砰啷”一声关上了。
- late 19th cent.: imitative
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