Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense chalks, present participle chalking, past tense, past participle chalked
1N-UNCOUNT [oft NOUN n]白垩Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it for writing or drawing with. 白垩
...the highest chalk cliffs in Britain.
英国最高的白垩悬崖
Her skin was chalk white and dry-looking.
她的皮肤看上去苍白发干。
2N-UNCOUNT 粉笔Chalk is small sticks of chalk, or a substance similar to chalk, used for writing or drawing with. 粉笔
...somebody writing with a piece of chalk.
在用粉笔写字的某人
...drawing a small picture with coloured chalks.
用彩色粉笔画一幅小图
3VERB 用粉笔画(或写) If you chalk something, you draw or write it using a piece of chalk. 用粉笔画(或写)
He chalked the message on the blackboard. [VERB noun]
他用粉笔将消息写在黑板上。
There was a blackboard with seven names chalked on it. [VERB-ed]
黑板上用粉笔写着7个人名。
4PHRASE 截然不同;完全不同 If you say that two people or things are like chalk and cheese, you are emphasizing that they are completely different from each other. 截然不同;完全不同 [British, emphasis]
The two places, he insists, are as different as chalk and cheese.
他坚持说那两个地方有天壤之别。
We are very aware of our differences, we accept that we are chalk and cheese.
我们非常清楚相互之间的差异,并且承认自己是截然不同的两类人。
5PHRASE [oft with brd-neg, PHRASE with cl](用于加强语气)绝对 You can use by a long chalk to add emphasis to something you are saying. (用于加强语气)绝对 [British, emphasis]
The rest of us hadn't finished our drinks, not by a long chalk.
1white rock白堊CHALK + NOUN | PHRASESCHALK + NOUN➤bed白堊礦牀▸➤cliff, downs, hill (all especially BrE) 白堊峭壁/丘陵地/山丘▸➤pit, quarry白堊礦坑/開採場PHRASES➤chalk and cheese (BrE) 截然不同◇My two horses are as different as chalk and cheese.我的兩匹馬迥然不同。chalk
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2piece of chalk粉筆ADJECTIVE | ... OF CHALK | CHALK + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤coloured/colored, white彩色粉筆;白粉筆◇a box of white chalks一盒白粉筆➤sidewalk (NAmE) 用於在街頭畫圖的粉筆... OF CHALK➤piece, stick一根/一支粉筆CHALK + NOUN➤drawing, line, mark, outline粉筆畫;粉筆線;粉筆記號;粉筆輪廓▸➤dust粉筆灰▸➤board (usually chalkboard) (especially NAmE) 黑板➤talk (NAmE) (在黑板上畫圖作說明的)圖示講解◇He gave a chalk talk on the techniques of making a sale.他作了一個推銷技巧的圖示演講。PREPOSITION➤in chalk用粉筆◇She had scrawled a note in chalk across the board.她用粉筆在黑板上草草地寫了個通知。➤with chalk用粉筆◇to write with chalk用粉筆寫字