chap.
abbr. (in writing) chapter ( ) $, H, 0
chap ar ral /Jaepe’rael/ noun [U] (NAmE) an area of dry land
that is covered with small bushes
JA
cha patti (also cha-pati) /tja'paeti; -'pa:ti/ noun a type of flat round S
Asian bread ( chapel /'tjaepl/ noun 1 [C] a small building
or room used for Christian worship in a school, prison, large private house,
etc. (
) />&£: a college chapel #|£lft/J^§ 2 [C] a
separate part of a church or cathedral, with
its own altar, used for some
services and private prayer ( ffc # 1*1 ) ft &, /b Wi ^ 3 [C, U] {BrE) the word for a
church used in some
Christian denominations, for
example by Nonconformists in
a Methodist
chapel o a Mormon chapel Mil0
She always went to chapel on Sundays,
M & ;Sr #
It #§ A 4 [C] a small building
or room used for funeral services, especially at a cemetery or crematorium
(
6 [C+sing./pl. v.} {BrE) a branch of a trade/labor
union in a newspaper office or printing house; the members of the branch
(
.chapel
of 'rest noun
{BrE) a room at an undertaker’s where dead bodies are kept
before the funeral ( MiZ
m )^P|h], WF%.
chaper one (BrE also chaperon) /'Jaeperaun; NAmE -oun/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 (in the past) an older woman
who, on social occasions, took care of a young woman who was not married ( IB ) A A: A # 2 a person
who takes care of
children in public, especially when they are working, for example as actors ( LIe^ f 3 {NAmE) a person, such as a
parent or a teacher, who goes
with a group of young people on a trip or to a dance to encourage good
behaviour ( AftftSfcfrlft ) §^A,
U£rA;
t a$aa) wjma
* verb [VN] to act as a
chaperone for sb, especially a woman & ( * A ) & ( £A ) ffrKE^A
chap
chap-lain
/'tjaeplm/
noun a priest or other
Christian minister who is responsible for the religious needs of people in a
prison, hospital, etc. or in the armed forces («, EI&, ttiltp, #i»&W
— compare padre,
priest(I) chap lain cy /'tjaeplmsi/ noun {pi. -ies) the position or work
of a chaplain; the place where a chaplain works
chap-let /‘tjaeplat/ noun a circle of leaves,
flowers or jewels worn on the
head ( )
chapped /tjaept/ adj. (of the skin or lips fe ^ JH) rough, dry and
sore, especially because of wind or cold weather (
chaps /tjaeps/ noun [pi.] leather
coverings worn as protection over trousers/pants by cowboys, etc. when riding a horse (
W: a pair of chaps chap ter 0-w /'tj'aepta(r)/ noun 1 {abbr. chap.) [C] a separate section
of a book, usually with a number or title (
45 (ft ) M,
H, 0 : I’ve
just finished Chapter 3. fZWijchZWi
3 Mo
0 in the previous/ next/last chapter A BU / T / fi M o Have you read the
chapter on the legal system? il'A W P\
IS &(J IP—$n%> 2 [C] a period of time in a person’s life
or in history ( A£s!cM£M ) W3B, Jttft, a difficult
chapter in our country’s
history
3 [C+sing./pl. v.] all the
priests of a cathedral or members
of a religious community
; a meeting of the dean
and chapter k # fP ^ & Wi ± W <£• bC 4 [C] {especially NAmE) a local
branch of a society,
club, etc. ( 4±@!L ftft&: the local chapter of the
Rotary club H ^ #j
Mftft£ ITiTOl .chapter and 'verse the exact details of sth, especially the exact place where particular
information may be found ( Atafg&W ) W
#1
£B : I
can’t give chapter and verse, but that’s the
rough outline of our legal
position. A tl 1%. i’W 1?, a .chapter of
'accidents (BrE) a series of unfortunate events A
'chapter house noun a building where
all the priests of a cathedral or
members of a religious community
meet^MJx; £%imfo&iZJf
char /tja:(r)/ verb,
noun
m verb (-rr-) 1 [V, VN] to
become black by burning; to make sth black by burning it ($»);$& H , — see also
charred o note at burn 2 [V] {old-fashioned,
BrE) to work as a cleaner in a house
mnoun {old-fashioned,
BrE) 1 [C] = charwoman 2 [U]
{informal)
tea ffc : a cup of char —
charabanc /'Jaerabaeij/ noun {old-fashioned, BrE) an early type of bus, used in the past
especially for pleasure trips ( ) M7,
MA
char-ac-ter 0-w /'kaerakta(r)/ noun
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QUALITIES/FEATURES faff/, 1 [C, usually sing.] all the
qualities and features that
make a person, groups of people, and places different from others ( A, M W ftt)pnpM,'l«;
( ) #£, #£: tohavea
strong/weak character
^ 14 ® / A ® 0 character traits/defects / $ * 0 The
book gives a fascinating insight into Mrs Blair’s character. A
n'Jt/fo O Generosity is part of
the American character. 'ItfEJiltH Af4f§#J—o The character of the
neighbourhood hasn’t changed at all. & 2 [C, usually sing., U] the way that sth is, or a particular quality or feature that a thing, an
event or a place has ( #
tEE, # H’171
nature : the delicate character
of the
light in the evening ^ I a] AT * 0
buildings that are very simple
in character ji| IS fpi [p 3 [U] {approving) strong personal qualities such as the ability to deal with difficult or
dangerous situations H A; Mfj: Everyone admires her
strength of character and determination. Gj—
0 He showed great character returning to the sport
after his accident.
111 lB [1k 7^ ® ^ fs
o o Adventure
camps are considered
to be character-building
{= meant to improve sb’s strong qualities).
4 [U] (usually approving) the interesting or unusual quality that a place or a person has ( ) -Nf
#&: The modem hotels here
have no real character. jtbihfflSS!o a face with a lot of
character
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STRANGE/INTERESTIN6 PERSON AM/WM A 5 [C]
Cinformal) (used with an adjective ^ fif M /t M) a person,
particularly an unpleasant or strange one ( ^ AhtAW^c^#^ ) A: There were some really
strange characters hanging around the bar. WAl4
6 [C] {informal) an interesting or
unusual person She’s a character!
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REPUTATION % # 7 [C, U] {formal) the opinion that
people have of you,
particularly of whether you can be trusted or relied on & #
; PM; 45 H : She was a
victim of character
assassination (= an unfair
attack on the good opinion people had of her). [t A
Wlllo o a slur/attack on his character
A
0 My teacher agreed to be a character witness for me in
court. M
WiftiiE Ao O a character reference {= a letter that a person who knows you well writes to an employer to tell
them about your good qualities) pp^iil:045
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IN BOOK/PLAY/MOVIE A: 8 [C] a person or an
animal in a book, play
or film/movie ( Afl.
) A^J, $j€l: a major/minor
character in the book 4$4fHj±lc/#:
SYMBOL/LETTER '¥H 9 [C] a letter, sign, mark or