2N-COUNT [adjective NOUN](人生或历史上的)阶段,时期,篇章 A chapter in someone's life or in history is a period of time during which a major event or series of related events takes place. (人生或历史上的)阶段,时期,篇章 [written]
This had been a particularly difficult chapter in Lebanon's recent history. [+ in]
这在黎巴嫩的近代史上是个特别困难的时期。
...one of the most dramatic chapters of recent British politics. [+ of]
4N-COUNT (社团或俱乐部的)分会,分部 A chapter is a branch of a society or club. (社团或俱乐部的)分会,分部
To find out more about cancer warning signs call your local chapter of the American Cancer Society.
想要了解更多有关癌症的征兆,请给美国癌症协会本地分会打电话。
5PHRASE [PHRASE after verb]详细内容;具体细节 If you say that someone gives you chapter and verse on a particular subject, you are emphasizing that they tell you every detail about it. 详细内容;具体细节 [emphasis]
In the course of the evening he gave me chapter and verse on the mosses of the Islay peat bogs.