.chrome
'steel (also .chromium 'steel) noun[u] a hard
steel containing chromium that is
used for making tools铬钢（用以制作工具;）,,出 .chrome
'yellow noun [u] a bright yellow pigment, used in art铬黄（用作颜‘）
chro-mium /'kraumiam; NAmE'krou-/ noun [U] {symb Cr) a
chemical element. Chromium is a hard grey metal that shines brightly when
polished and is often used to cover other metals in order to prevent them from rusting.絡：chromfum-ptated
steeZ 镀格.的钢 .chromium 'steel noun [u] = chrome steel chromo.some /'kraumasaum;
NAmE 'kroumasoum/ noun (biology one of the very small structures
like threads in the nuclei (=
central parts) of animal and t cells, that carry the genes 染 4 体 _ see also
CHROMOSOME, X CHROMOSOME, Y CHROMOSOME
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chromo.somal /.krauma'saumal; NAmE
.krouma- 'soumal/ adj. ：
chromosomal abnormaHties 染色体畸形
chron-ic
/'krumk; NAmE 'krain-/ adj. 1 (especially of a
disease 光指疾病）lasting for a long time; difficult to cure or get rid
of长期的；慢性的；难以治愈（或根除）
的：chronic bronc/iftfs/arthritis/asthma 慢性支$管米 / 笑‘节炎 / 哮喘◊
the country’s chronic unemployment problem该国期存在的失业问题'◊ a chronic shortage 0/ hdusing in rura〖 areas表村地区住房的长期匮乏EEQ acute 2 having had a disease for a long time 长期患病
的..：a chronic aZcofioifc/depressfve 慢性酒精 + 毒者；
苌期抑郁症患者3 (阶£，/n/o/vm?/)
very bad M透拙劣 的：77ie was just
chronic.这部电影简直糟透了s
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chron-ic-al*ly /'kromkli; NAmE
'krain-/ adv. ： a
hos- pfta〖/or the
chronicaWy iH 慢性病医院
.chronic
fa tigue syndrome noun [u] - ME chron-ide /'krDmkl;
NAmE 'krain-/ noun, verb « noun a written record
of events in the order in which they happened 编年史；历史：the
Anglo-Saxon .Chron- ide 《: 盗备鲁 —逊人—_史》◊
Her Zatest novd is a chronicle of life in a
德文郡一个小村庄的生活记事。
■ verb [VN] (formal)
to record events in the order in which they happened把…载入编年史；按事件发生顺序记载： Her achievements
are chronicled in a new biography out this weefc.她的成就已载入本周出版的一本新传记中。
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chron-ic-ler/'krDmkla^); NAmE
'~kra:n-/ noun chrono- /'krunau; NAmE 'krainou/ combining form
(in
nouns, adjectives and
adverbs 构成名词、形容和副词） connected with time 与时间有关的：chrono〖ogicaZ 按 间顺序排列的
chrono-graph
/'krDnagraif; NAmE 'krainagraef/ noun 1 a device for
recording time extremely accurately 计时仪2 a STOPWATCH秒表；跑表 chrono.logic.al /,kri)na.lT)d3ikl; NAmE
,kra:n0'la:d3-/ 〇〇[/• 1
(of a number of events' 许爹事件)arranged in the order in which they happened 按发生■间顺序排列的： The
facts should be presented in chronological order. 这些事实应按时间先后顺序陈述。2〜age the
number of years a person
has lived as opposed to their level of physical, .mental or emotional
development 按 时间计算的（年龄）..（相对于身体.智力或情感等方面的
发展而言^. —
compare mental age ►
chrono logic al ly /-kli/ adv.
chron-ology/kra'nDl9d3i; NAmE
-'nail / noun
[pi. -ies) [U, C] the order in which a series of
events happened; a list of these events in order按事件发生的年:代排列的顺; 幸表：Historians
seem to have confused the chronology o/t/iese events.历史学家好象把这些事件次生的年代顺序
橋混了。◊ a
chronoiogy ojFMozart’s h/e 莫扎特生平年表 chron-om-eter /kr9'nDmit8(r);
NAmE -'na:m-/ noun a very accurate clo'ck, especially one used at
sea 精密时 计（尤用于航海）
chrys-alis /'krisalis/ noun (also chrys-alid) the
form of an insect, especially a butterfly
or moth, while it is changing
into an adult inside a hard case, also called a chrysalis (尤指蝴蝶或蛾的）蛹，蛹壳picture
o page R29 — compare pupa
chrys-an-the-mum /kri'sagnOamam; -'zaen-/ noun a
large, brightly coloured garden flower that is shaped
like a ball and made
up of many long narrow petals
菊花
chub /tjAb/ noun {pi. chub) a freshwater fish with a thick body查布鱼；圆鳍雅罗鱼；白鲑
chubby /’tjAbi/
〇〇[/•• slightly fat
in a way that people usually find attractive胖乎乎的；圆胖士j;丰鈿的： chubby cheefcs/^ngens/hands 胖乎乎的脸 / 手指../ 手 ►
chub-bi-ness noun [U] chuck /tjAk/ verb,
noun
m verb (informal) 1 (especially
Br£) to throw sth carelessly or without much thought (随便或贸然地）扔，抛：
[VN, usually + adv./prep.]
He chucked the paper in a drawer.他由那篇文章顺手丢进了抽屉。◊
fvNN] C/iucfc me the newspaper, wou〖d you?请你把报纸扔给我g吗？ note at throw [also
V] 2 [VN] - sth (in/up) to give up or stop doing sth 放弃；停止；终 it: Vou
haven’t
chucfced your job/ 你掉你的工作！ ◊ J’m going to chuck it all in
(== give up my job) and go abroad.
离职出国。3 [VN]
(8r£) to leave your boyfriend or girlfriend and stop having a relationship
with him or her 与…终止（或断绝）恋爱关系：to he
chucfced her?他 她甩 了吗？ 4:[V(S] (/>?/ormfl/) to throw sth away 扔掉； 丢弃；M #: That’s
no good—just chucfc it.那余 H ‘ 无 用 ，$5 掉好啦。chuck sb under the chin [old-fashioned,
BrB) to touch sb gently under the chin in a friendly way 轻抚；人的下岛 it’s ‘chucking it down (8r£，it’s raining heavily 下着倾盆大雨；大雨
镑^ .chuck
sth^a'way I .chuck sth<-* out to
throw sth away 扔掉；丢弃；拋弃：Those
oW dothes can be chucked out.如些旧表服可 扔掉了。，chuck sb off (sth) I , chuck
sb out (of sth) to force sb to leave a place or a job 撵走；解雇：They
got chucked off the bus. 1 也们被赶下 了公無S晕.。◊
Vou can’t j'ust chucfc him out. 你不能只把他解雇了事。
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noun 1 [C] a part of a tool such as a drill that can be adjusted to hold sth
tightly (固定.钻头等用的）夹盘， 卡盘，夹头一picture 〇 tool 2 [sing.]
a friendly way of
addressing sb (熟 A 之间友好的称
呼）小亲亲：What’s up wfth you，c/rncfc?你怎么"f， 亲爱的？ 3 (also .chuck 'steak) [U]
meat firom the shoulder of a cow 牛肩胛肉
,chucker
'out noun {BrE, informaf) a person employed
to make people leave a social event if they have not be'en invited or if they
cause trouble (在社交场合撵‘走
无M人员或闹事者的）护卫，护场员
chuckle /'tjAkl/
verb ~ (at/about sth) to
laugh quietly 低声轻笑；轻声地笑：[\/]5^(；/111£^6^<1“/16爪6爪0?7. 想起这#事她就暗i;发[also V
speech] ► chuc,kle noun ： She gave a chucfcZe 〇/ ddight•地高兴得轻声笑 7 出来。
chuffed /tjAft/
adj. [not before
noun] ~ (about sth) {BrE, very pleased很愉快；很高兴;很满意
chuff-ing /'tjAfii]/ adj. {BrE, slang) a mild swear word
that some people use when they are annoyed, to avoid saying ‘fucking’昏了头的，不像话的（用以#代 fucking ) ： The whole chuffing worlds gone mad. ^ tit 界的人都丨也妈的疯了。
chug /tjAg/ verb,
noun
w verb (-gg-)
1 [V, usually +adv./prep.] to move making the sound of an engine
.running slowly (发动机缓慢运转 时发出矣突声77ie
boat chugged down t/ie river.小 ^ .突芦地沿江而下2 [VN] s/ong) to drink all of sth
quickly without stopping —饮M尽；一口 气喝完
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noun the sound made by a chugging engine (发动机 的）突突声
chukka /'tjAka/ noun one of the periods of 7% minutes into which a game of polo is divided (马球比赛的 >
局（7分半钟）
chum /tjAm/ (oW-/flWorjed，a friend 朋 友；友人；伙伴：an oW
sc/iooZ chum老校古 chummy /'tjAmi/ adj. [old-fashioned,
informal) very friendly非常友好的；亲畚的►chum.mi丨yWv. chum-
mi-ness noun [U]
chump /tjAmp/ noun {old-fashioned, informal) a stupid
person 朵蛋：瓜；蠢货：Don’t
be such a chump/ 别这
么蠢！
chun-der /'tjAnd0(r)/ verb [V] [BrE, informal) to vomit 呕吐；nKtJH ►
chun-der noun [U]