a thick, solid piece that has been cut or broken off something 厚块；厚片；大块 a chunk of cheese/masonry 一块厚厚的奶酪／砖石
Extra ExamplesHe cut the food up into bite-size chunks. 他把食物切成能入口的小块。 I bought the cheese in one big chunk. 这奶酪我买来时是一大块。 a huge chunk of meat/rock 一大块肉/石头 a tin of pineapple chunks 一罐菠萝块 Chunks of masonry lay in the grass around the ruined building. 大块大块的砖石躺在大楼废墟周围的杂草中。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- huge
- …
- cut something (up) into chunks
- in a/the chunk
- chunk of
- (informal)
a fairly large amount of something 相当大的量 I've already written a fair chunk of the article. 我已写出文章相当大的部分。 This one project has taken a substantial chunk of our budget. 这一项目占去了我们预算的一大块。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- huge
- …
- cut something (up) into chunks
- in a/the chunk
- chunk of
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linguistics 语言学 a phrase or group of words that can be learnt as a unit by somebody who is learning a language. Examples of chunks are ‘Can I have the bill, please?’ and ‘Pleased to meet you’. 语块（话语组成部分） The listening texts consist of short, bite-sized chunks which are accessible to beginners. 听力材料由初学者可以理解的小块小块组成。
Word Originlate 17th cent.: apparently an alteration of the noun chuck senses (1) and (3).
Idioms
blow chunks
- (North American English, slang)
to vomit 呕；呕吐