chunk /tjAijk/ noun 1 a thick solid
piece that has been cut or broken off sth 厚块；厚片；大块：a
chunfc 〇/ cheese/maso/iry —块厚厚的奶酪/ 砖石 2 (/n/orma/) a fairly large amount of sth 相当大的量：J’ve already
written a /air chimfc 〇/ the arride.我已写出文章的大部
分。3 ("/igwMcs 语言).a phrase or
group of words which can be learnt as a unit by sb who is learning a language.
Examples of chunks are ‘Can I have the bill, please?’ and ‘Pleased to meet
you’.话语组成部分；组块
IT»rai see blow v.
chunk-ing /'tjArjkirj/ noun [U] {linguistics W)
the use of chunks⑶in language组块；鈥句；分拆；划分话语成分
chunky /'tjA^ki/
adj. (chunki-er, chunki-est) 1 thick and heavy 粗重的；‘实的;结实的：a
chun/cy goW bracelet 沉甸ilJ的金手镯◊(阶£) a
chun/cy sweater瘴实的套头毛衣
2
having a short strong body 敦实的；矮胖的：a squat dumfcy man矮胖敦实的男人3 (of
food备品）containing
thick pieces (含有）厚片的，.夫块的：c/iun办marma-
/ade橙块果酱
chun-ter /'tjAnt9(r)/ verb [V] ~ (on) (about sth) [BrE,
informal) to talk or complain about sth in a way that other
people think is boring or annoying 咕浓；抱怨
KTI WITTER
Church IHr NAmEtS3：rtS/ noun
1 [C] a building wiiere Christians go to worship (基督 教的）教堂，礼拜堂：a
church tower教堂塔楼◊
77ie procession moved info the church•人们排着队走进教堂。
◊
church
services 教堂礼拜仪式 2 [U] a service or services in a church 礼拜；礼拜仪式：How
q/ten do you go to church?你多久去_堂礆一次礼拜？ ◊ (8r£) 77iey’re at church (=
attending a church service)•他们在做礼拜。
◊
(AMmfj rh^y’re m church•他们在做礼拜。◊
Church is at 9 o’docfc.礼拜仪式 9 点钟开始。o note
at school
3
Church [C] a particular group of Christians 基督教教 派：the
AngHcan Church 圣公会.◊
the Cat/io/ic Church 天主教会◊ the free
Churches 自 _由教会一see
also denomination 4 (the) Church [sing.]
the ..ministers of the Christian religion; the
institution of the
◊
the
con/[ict between CTiurch and State 知会与政府的
冲突◊ to go into the Church (= to become a Christian
minister)成为基督教牧师 HiTOl see broad adj.
church-goer /'tjaitjgaua^); NAmE 'tjairtjgouar/ noun
a person who goes to church services regularly 無时去教 堂做礼拜的人►
church’going now/? [U] church-man /'tj3:tjman; NAmE •tj3:rtj-/，church- woman /'tXaitJwumen; *tj3：rtX-/ noun
{pi. -men
/-man/, -women /-wimin/) = clergyman, clergy- woman
the .Church of
[sing.] the official Church
in England, whose leader is the (^ueen or King英国国教会；英格兰圣公会
the .Church
of 'Scotland noun [sing] the official (Presbyterian) Church
in Scotland 苏格兰长老会
church-warden
/.tJaitJ'wDrdn; NAmE .tjairt^woirdn/ now/7 (in the Anglican
Church 圣公会的）a
person who is chosen by the members of a church to take care of church property
and money堂会理事（管理教会财务} churchy NAmE 'tX3：r-/ adj. (church-ier,
churchi-
est) {disapproving) (of a person A)
religious in a way that involves going to church, praying, etc. a lot, but often not accepting other people’s
views 表现得热衷教会活动
的；恪守教会仪式的
church-yard /'tjaitjjaid; NAmE 'tJsrrtXjaird/ noun
an area of land around a church, often used for burying people in教堂庭院；（常用作 > 教堂墓地一compare
CEMETERY, GRAVEYARD(l)
churi-dar /'tX〇rida:(r)/ noun
tight trousers worn with a KAMEEZOrKURTA (配克米兹或库尔塔长袖上衣穿的）
紧身长裤
churl /tj3：l; NAmE
t^irl/ noun {old-fashioned) a rude unpleasant person粗鲁无礼的人；粗治的人
churl-ish /'tj3：lij; NAmE 't^TliJ/ adj. (formal) rude or
bad-tempered粗#无礼的；粗野舍；釦气坏的：JtwouW
be churfch to re_/iuse such a generous ojjer•拒绝这样—-个
| 341 cider
慷慨的提议未免失礼。►chur丨.ish.丨y fldv. chur丨，ish.ness
noun [U]
churn /tj3:n;
A//\A77f tj3:rn/ verfc, /7〇w/7
4
verfc 1 ~ (sth) (up) if
water, mud，etc. chums, or if
sth churns it (up), it moves or is moved around violently 剧烈搅动；（使）猛烈翻腾：[V] The
water churned beneath the huge ship•水在巨轮下面剧烈翻滚。◊
[VN] Vast
crowds had churned the field into a sea of mud. 批大批的人把场地踩得一片泥泞。2 if
your stomach chums or if sth chums your stomach, you feel a strong，unpleasant
feeling of worry, disgust or fear■反
胃，.恶心（担心、忧虑、厌恶或恐惧的强烈感觉）：[v] My stomach churned as the names were
read out.名单一
宣布，我就觉得胃里翻腾得难受。[also
VN] 3〜（sb) (up) to feel or to make sb feel upset or
emotionally confused (使）感到不安，心烦意乱：[V]
Con)7i‘cti>ig emotions
churned inside him.相互矛盾的情錯使彳lE感到心烦意乱。
[also VN] 4 [VN] to turn and stir milk in a special container in
order to make butter 用搅乳器搅（乳以制
作黄油）i^ii；kTj
,churn sth^'out (informal, often disapproving) to produce sth
quickly and in large amounts (粗制滥造地）大量生产，大量炮制
5
noun 1 a
machine in which milk or cream is shaken to make butter (制作黄油的}搅乳器 2 (8r£) a large metal container in which milk was carried from a farm in
the past (旧时）盛奶大罐，奶桶
chute /Xu:t/ noun 1 a
tube or passage down which people or things can slide (人或物可顺势滑下的）斜
tf,溜道：a water chute (= at
a swimming pool) MzK <> a laundry/rubbish/garbage chute (= from
the upper floors of a high building)洗衣槽；垃圾道（高层
建龢上面各层用的）2 (/n/ormfl/) = parachute
,Chutes and
'Ladders™ noun [u] (L/S) a
children's game played on a special board with pictures of chutes and ladders
on it. Players move their pieces up the ladders to go forward and down the
chutes to go back. 滑道梯子棋（儿童游戏，棋盘上有滑道和梯子的图案，棋
子遇梯子往前走，遇滑道则往回走）一see also snakes
AND LADDERS
chut-ney /'tjAtni/ noun [U] a
cold thick sauce made from fruit, sugar, spices, and vinegar, eaten with cold meat, cheese, etc.疲辣酱
chutz-pah /'xutspa; 'hu-/ noun [U]
(often approving)
behaviour, or a person’s attitude, that is rude or shocking but so
confident that people may feel forced to admire it无所顾忌；敢作敢为032] nerve
Ci肋k curie(s)居里（放射性活度单位）
CIA /,si: ai 'ei/ abbr. Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA is a
department of the
cia.batta /tja’baeta; -ba:ta/
/?ow/7 [U, C]_ (from /toton) a type of Italian bread made in a long flat shape;
a
>利扁平长面包）；拖鞋三明治
ciao /tjau/ exclamation (from Italian, informal)
goodbye
ci-cada /si'kaida;
NAmE
si'keida/ noun a
large insect with transparent wings, common in hot countries. The male makes a
continuous high sound after dark by making two membranes (= pieces of thin skin) on its body vibrate .(土 move very fast)•蝉；知了
CID /,si: ai 'di:/ abbr. Criminal Investigation Department. The CID is the
department of the British police force that is responsible for solving crimes.(英国警察）刑事
，查部
-cide /owj (in nouns 构成名 _) 1 the act of
killing杀死；毁灭：suicide自杀genocide种族灭绝 2 a person or thing
that kills 糸丰；杀灾剂：insecticide 杀虫剂►
-cidal (in adjectives 构成形畚词j: homicidal
有杀人倾向的
cider /'saidd{r)/ noun 1
(8r£) [NAmE 'hard
cider) [CJ, C] an alcoholic drink made from the juice of apples’_桌酒：
dry/sweet cider 干 / 甜苹果酒◊ cider
apples 释i果酒 的苹果◊
a defer press (= for squeezing the juice from apples)苹果榨汁器 2. (ZSWwE) [U, C] a drink made from