chilli
noun [ C or U ] UK (US chili plural chilies)
US UK /ˈtʃɪl.i/
plural chillies
A2
the small, red or green seed case from particular types of pepper plant that is used to make some foods very hot and spicy
辣椒
Add 2 chopped red chillies.
加入兩根切成塊的辣椒。
Don't use too much chilli.
不要用太多辣椒。
chill
verb [ I or T ]
UK /tʃɪl/ US /tʃɪl/
to (cause to) become cold but not freeze
（使）變冷；（使）冷卻
I've put the beer in the fridge to chill.
我把啤酒放到了冰箱裡冰鎮一下。
Chill the wine before serving.
上酒前先冰鎮一下。
習語
chill sb to the bone/marrow
片語動詞
chill out
chill
noun
UK /tʃɪl/ US /tʃɪl/
chill noun (COLD)
C2 [ S ]
a feeling of cold
寒冷；寒意，涼意
There was a chill in the air this morning.
今天早上有點冷颼颼的。
chill noun (ILLNESS)
[ C ]
a slight fever
風寒，受寒，著涼
Don't go out with wet hair, you might catch a chill.
頭髮濕的時候別出去，會著涼的。
chill noun (BAD FEELING)
C2 [ S ]
a sudden unpleasant feeling, especially of fear
害怕的感覺；（尤指恐懼引起的）寒氣，寒意
I suddenly realized, with a chill of apprehension, the danger ahead.
我突然一陣恐懼，意識到前面有危險。
習語
send chills down/up sb's spinetake the chill off sth
chill
adjective literary
UK /tʃɪl/ US /tʃɪl/
chill adjective (COLD)
chilly (= cold)
寒冷的
chill adjective (RELAXED)
informal
relaxed
令人放鬆的；冷靜的；從容的
We're a lot more chill about this than our parents were.
我們在這方面比父母從容得多。
The bar has a pretty chill vibe and the service is great.
這間酒吧氣氛很好，服務也很不錯。
chimney
noun [ C ]
UK /ˈtʃɪm.ni/ US /ˈtʃɪm.ni/
chimney noun [C] (PIPE)
B2
a hollow structure that allows the smoke from a fire inside a building to escape to the air outside
煙囪；煙道
Factory chimneys belched dense white smoke into the sky.
工廠的煙囪向空中噴出濃濃的白煙。
更多範例
A column of smoke rose from the chimney.
The chimney was puffing out clouds of smoke.
It can be dangerous to let too much soot accumulate inside a chimney.
Thick, black smoke was pouring out of the chimney.
The chimney was made of bricks.(磚)
chimpanzee
noun [ C ]
UK /ˌtʃɪm.pænˈziː/ US /ˌtʃɪm.pænˈziː/
(informal chimp)
a small, very intelligent African ape with black or brown fur
黑猩猩
chin
noun [ C ]
UK /tʃɪn/ US /tʃɪn/
B1
the part of a person's face below their mouth
下巴，頦
To keep the helmet in position, fasten the strap beneath the chin.
將帶子在下巴下繫緊以固定好頭盔。
She sat behind the table, her chin resting in her hands.
她坐在桌子邊，雙手托著下巴。
choke chain
noun [ C ]
/ˈtʃəʊk ˌtʃeɪn/ /ˈtʃoʊk ˌtʃeɪn/
a chain in the form of a loop (= a circle that can be made tighter), put around a dog's neck to prevent it from pulling on its lead
（狗的）項圈
Continue walking at your own speed, pulling slightly on the leash in order to tighten the choke chain.
繼續以你自己的速度行走，輕拉狗鏈，以便收一下緊縮項圈。
choke
verb
UK /tʃəʊk/ US /tʃoʊk/
choke verb (STOP BREATHING)
[ I or T ]
If you choke, or if something chokes you, you stop breathing because something is blocking your throat.
（使）窒息；（使）哽噎；（使）呼吸困難
She choked to death on a fish bone.
她被魚刺骾住後窒息而死。
Children can choke on peanuts.
小孩子吃花生會噎住的。
Peanuts can choke a small child.
花生會噎住小孩。
[ T ]
to make someone stop breathing by pressing their throat with the hands
（掐住喉嚨）使停止呼吸，使窒息
choke verb (FILL)
when you are in shanghai or beijing, it is impossible to escape either, and together, they threaten to choke the chinese economy and its people.
當你身處上海或北京，就不可能躲過擁堵的道路以及污染的空氣，它們可能讓中國的經濟以及中國的人民窒息。
[ T usually passive ]
(also choke up)
to fill something such as a road or pipe, so that nothing can pass through
堵塞，阻塞；塞滿
At lunchtime the streets were choked with traffic.
午餐時大街上塞車了。
choke verb (FAIL)
[ I ] informal
(also choke it)
(usually in sports) to fail to do something at a time when it is urgent, usually because you suddenly lose confidence
（通常指在運動中關鍵時刻因喪失信心而）失敗；怯場
He could score points at will during the qualifying matches, but in the final he completely choked.
他在預選賽中總能隨心所欲地得分，可到了決賽發揮就完全失常了。
choked
adj. 生氣的; 沮喪的
to be choked about sth. 因某事物而心煩意亂
choke up
ph. 阻塞
The road is now choked up with vehicles. 那條道路已被車輛阻塞。
choke off
ph. 勸阻; 阻止
She kept talking and nobody could choke her off. 她說個不停, 沒人能阻止她。
choke down
ph. 強忍下去
She did not like the food but she managed to choke it down. 她不喜歡那些食物, 但還是勉強咽了下去。
choke back
ph. 抑制; 忍住
She choked back a sharp reply. 她把到了嘴邊的一句尖刻的答話咽了下去。
chop
verb [ T ]
UK /tʃɒp/ US /tʃɑːp/
cleave砍開；使分開；打通
cut縮減的；割下的；雕過的
chop down砍倒(某物)
chop down a dead tree 砍倒枯樹
chop round (指風)突然改變方向
chop at(用斧、刀等)向某物砍(或劈)
chop up切碎, 剁碎
Meat is often chopped up into cubes before being cooked. 肉在烹煮之前被切成小塊。
chop off (用斧等)砍掉
He chopped a branch off the tree. 他從樹上砍下一根樹枝。
Charles I had his head chopped off. 查里一世遭斬首。
mutton chop羊排
chop-chop趕快；行動要快
Take this message to the manager right away. Chop-chop. 把這消息傳給經理。行動要快。
chop into插話
Please don't chop into as much as you're doing. 請別老是這樣沒完沒了地插話。
chop-chop 趕快
chop-chop! hurry up! 快點！趕緊！
chop off砍下
chop up切碎
chop suey炒雜碎
pork chop豬排
chop down砍倒
chop through劈開
to chop one's way through the undergrowth 從矮樹叢中劈出一條路來
chop up切碎,剁碎
chop off砍下,切掉
chop out出現
chop about變化無常,反復無常,朝三暮四
chop back突然轉向
chop in插話,多嘴
chop house牛排館,小吃店
no chop不好,不行
chop-cherry用線懸櫻桃使人用嘴含取
chop down砍倒,砍斷,砍伐
chop at砍,猛擊
chop logic咬文嚼字,強詞奪理
chop and change變化無常
I hope you wouldn't chop and change your mind so often. 我希望你不要總是反覆無常。
chopping block 砧板
chopping board【主英】砧板，菜墩子
wooden chopping board木砧板
to cut something into pieces with an axe, knife, or other sharp instrument
劈；砍；剁碎，切碎
He was chopping wood in the yard.
他在院子裡劈木頭。
Add some fresh parsley, finely chopped.
加一些剁碎的新鮮歐芹。
Chop (up) the onions and carrots roughly.
把洋蔥和胡蘿蔔切成大塊。
informal Laura had her hair chopped (= cut) yesterday.
蘿拉昨天去剪了髮。
If something is chopped in business, it is stopped or reduced.
減少，削減（資金或生意）；終止（生意）
Because of lack of funding many long-term research projects are being chopped.
因為缺乏資金，許多長期的研究專案被砍掉了。
更多範例
Peel the cucumber and chop it into small cubes.
Peel, core and chop the apples.
Roughly chop the tomatoes and add to the onions.
習語
chop and change
片語動詞
chop sth downchop sth off
chop
noun [ C ]
UK /tʃɒp/ US /tʃɑːp/
chop noun [C] (MEAT)
a small piece of meat with a bone still in it
帶骨的肉塊；排骨
a lamb/pork chop
羊／豬排
chop noun [C] (CUT)
an act of cutting something with an axe, knife, or other sharp instrument
剁；砍；劈；切
the chop
mainly UK
(US usually the axe)
the situation in which your job is taken away from you, either because you have done something wrong or as a way of saving money
解僱；裁員
If you're late for work again, you'll be for the chop.
你上班再遲到就要被解僱。
Anyone stepping out of line is liable to get the chop.
凡是不守規矩的人都有可能被解僱。
Hundreds of workers at the factory have already been given the chop.
工廠的幾百個工人已經被裁掉。
the ending of a factory, school, etc. or plan
（工廠、學校等的）結束，終止
When the reorganization occurs, the smaller departments will be the first for the chop.
進行重組時，較小的部門將會首先被砍掉。
Many of these special schools are facing the chop.
許多這樣的特殊學校面臨被裁減的命運。
chop noun [C] (MOUTH)
chops
[ plural ] informal
the area of the face surrounding the mouth of a person or an animal
（人或動物）嘴周圍的地方
a dog licking its chops
舔嘴的狗
I'll give him a smack in the chops if he doesn't shut up.
要是他不閉嘴，我就給他一巴掌。
chop noun [C] (ABILITY)
chops [ plural ] mainly US informal
ability and technical skill, especially in playing a musical instrument
吹奏管樂器（如薩克斯風）時運用嘴巴的方式；演奏樂器的能力
The players show their jazz chops and modern sensibility.
這些樂手錶現出他們的爵士技巧和現代樂感。
the ability, skill, or experience needed to do something well
（做好…所需的）能力，技巧，經驗
She just doesn't have the chops for this de
the devil tries to take the daughter but can’t – because she is pure, so he threatens to take the father unless the daughter allows her father to chop off her hands.
女兒太純潔了，魔鬼無法帶走她，於是又要挾女兒，除非女兒允許自己父親剁碎自己雙手，否則將帶走父親。
roughly chop half of the halved cherries and spread them on top of the batter, dividing them evenly between the eight ramekins.
將大約一半的去核櫻桃切碎，均勻的平鋪在八個模子的糊狀物上方。
cooking tip: peel, chop and let sit 15 to 20 minutes before cooking to activate immune-boosting enzymes.
烹飪小貼士：將蒜削皮，剁碎，放置15-20分鐘后再烹飪，這樣可以激活增強免疫力的酶。
if short sleeves, they chop them off above the elbows; if long sleeves, they amputate them at the hands and at the wrists.
如果是短袖，就從肘以上用刀砍掉他們的手臂；如果是長袖，他們從手和手腕處砍斷。
so might an early and radical chop in weapons numbers be announced by the two presidents next month?
於是，兩位總統是否會在下個月宣布早期大量的武器數量削減呢？
better to have axed wilbur at the beginning, i felt, than allow me to grow to love the protagonists and then give one of them the chop in the end.
我看還不如在最開頭就用斧子把威爾伯砍死，這總比讓我漸漸愛上他們時在最后給其中一個來上那么一下要好。
chop 1 cucumber and puree in a blender with 4 tablespoons mint.
切碎1個黃瓜，和4大湯匙薄荷在攪拌機里攪拌成泥。
but lately, it seems as if every time i turn around, a vegan is insisting that feasting on a pork chop is morally equivalent to eating a hunk of dog meat.
但最近，我每次出門溜達的時候，純素食主義者就會對我不斷嚷嚷，你如果吃過豬排，那就和吃過一大塊狗肉一樣。
they have promised to chop back their expenses in the near future.
他們已答應在近期大幅度削減他們的開支。
that alone is enough, says ms boone, to chop around a percentage point off gdp growth in 2012.
博內女士認為，僅此一項，就足以將2012年歐元區gdp增速砍掉一個百分點。
but it’s also great when sparinglyrubbed on a well-marbled steak or a fatty pork chop before the meat goes ontothe grill.
在肉被放上烤架之前，在肥瘦均勻的牛排或油滋滋的豬排骨上少許擦上干萊姆粉，味道會很好。
chop shops stock chops.
印章店備有印章。
i「m going to chop down this cherry tree; it has almost stopped producing fruit.
我打算把這棵櫻桃樹砍掉，它已經不結什么果子了。
it」s mortifying. but lately, it seems as if every time i turn around, a vegan is insisting that feasting on a pork chop is morally equivalent to eating a hunk of dog meat.
但最近，我每次出門溜達的時候，純素食主義者就會對我不斷嚷嚷，你如果吃過豬排，那就和吃過一大塊狗肉一樣。
chop pineapple, raisins, and cherries.
將菠蘿、提子干和櫻桃剁碎。
i need your chop please!
我需要你的印章!
it was designed to train low-income people to chop wood and distribute it to other poor people to burn in their stoves.
根據計劃，這個項目要培訓低收入者學會砍木頭，然后把木頭分發給其他窮人做燃料。
somebody suggested that, rather than leave the drunk to the tribesmen, they should chop his head off and take that home.
有人提議，與其把這些酒留給那些部落成員，他們不如砍掉他的頭，并把它帶回家。
you just about got away with it last time: next time instead of having a coronary he might chop your head off.
你上一次只是僥幸逃脫：下一次，他或許不是犯心臟病，而是砍下你的腦袋。
some dishes disappoint: a pork chop was a tad dry; a salmon filet undercooked.
有些菜也讓人失望：豬排不同尋常的干，鮭魚排熟度不夠。
cleave
英[kli:v]美[kliv]
vt. 砍開；使分開；打通
vi. 裂開；披荊斬棘地前進；粘住；堅持
But with thousands of engineers across the world it really should not surprise anyone. Big and slow are very hard to cleave apart.
而如今全世界有數以千計的工程師為Google工作，人們產生這樣的印象并不讓人驚奇，因為龐大和遲緩是很難被分割開來的。
Yet if China’s many layers of government can be persuaded that green means growth, they will cleave to this policy; and the leadership seems keen to make that happen.
因此，如果中國的各級政府能被領導層說服，確信綠色能源能帶來經濟增長，領導層就將秉持這一政策。中國領導層似乎渴望促使其發生。
Refugees, especially those 「outside」, cleave to their 「right of return」 more fiercely than Palestinians in Palestine.
而流亡者，尤其是那些「流亡派」，比一直留在在巴勒斯坦的巴勒斯坦人更強烈的堅持「回歸的權利」。
Those who cleave to the latter view include many conservative American politicians.
持后一種觀點的人中包括了許多美國的保守派政客。
Above its heavy breathing, all you can hear in this wilderness is the drip-drip of melting ice and a crash as icebergs cleave into even smaller lumps, called growlers.
除了駝背鯨沉重的呼吸聲，在這片無邊無際的地方，我們只能聽到融冰滴嗒滴嗒的滴水聲和冰山裂變為更小的冰塊時被稱為「咆哮」的破碎聲。
Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
他到了那里，看見神所賜的恩，就歡喜，勸勉眾人，立定心志，恒久靠主。
Lett me but cleave its clouds and spread wings in its sunshine.
只讓我沖破它的云層，在它的陽光中展翅吧。
Which may be why we still cleave to his great poem.
這或許就是我們依然堅守著他偉大詩篇的原因。
He could sense the right place to hit so that the rock crust would cleave and reveal the coal, in the same way that a sculptor can sense exactly where to hammer a chisel into a stone.
他可以感覺到正確的敲擊位置，這樣巖石的外殼就會裂開顯出煤礦，正如雕塑家可以精確知道在石頭的什么位置而用鑿子敲擊一樣。
Would I cleave tightly to my rational principles and fillet your tiny mind of any belief in an omniscient deity, benevolent or otherwise, from the very start?
我會堅持自己理性的原則，從一開始就用全知的慈善的神來束縛你小小的頭腦嗎？
This game tells the story of Ivan, whose dream is to become a first-class pilot and cleave the air above the native mother-nature.
這個游戲講述了伊萬，他的夢想是成為一流的飛行員和切割空氣以上的原生的母親自然的故事。
By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.
因我唉哼的聲音，我的肉緊貼骨頭。
Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
（細拉）你以江河分開大地。
I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
邪僻的事，我都不擺在我眼前。悖逆人所做的事，我甚恨惡，不容沾在我身上。
For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
耶和華要憐恤雅各，必再撿選以色列，將他們安置在本地。寄居的必與他們聯合，緊貼雅各家。
Avoid landing, if already cleave soil available blowing clean, soak a lot of Suggestions, cleaned once again.
避免落地，若已沾附泥土可用吹氣清潔，浸透量很多時，建議重新清洗一次。
Therefore shall a woman leave her mother, and shall cleave unto her wife: and they shall be one flesh.
如果一個女人離開她的母親，和她的妻子黏在一起，她們將合為一體。
I know not what to do; I am brought to extremities; but I will wait until Thou shalt cleave the floods, or drive back my foes.
我不知道該怎樣做；我的心非常痛苦；但是我愿意等候禰來叫水分開，使敵潰退。
We shadow the sea with our sails, and reelingly cleave the brine.
將帆影撒在海面上，搖搖擺擺地分開了海水。
The British resolved to cleave to America. Even their nuclear missiles were provided by the Americans.
英國堅定地忠於美國，甚至英國的核彈都由美國提供。
cholesterol
noun [ U ] CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY
UK /kəˈles.tər.ɒl/ US /kəˈles.tə.rɑːl/
C1
a substance containing a lot of fat that is found in the body tissue and blood of all animals, thought to be part of the cause of heart disease if there is too much of it
膽固醇
What Are Cholesterol Levels?
Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that plays many roles in the body, including synthesizing hormones and vitamin D. It also assists in the transporting of lipids. Cholesterol is found in the foods you eat, but it is also made by the liver.
Cholesterol circulating in the blood is carried by special particles called lipoproteins. The two major cholesterol-carrying lipoproteins are low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL):
- LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) is often referred to as "bad" cholesterol because too much of it can build up in your arteries and form plaques, which increases the risk of heart disease.
- HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) is often referred to as "good" cholesterol as it carries cholesterol to the liver to be broken down and excreted.
Since your total cholesterol level is a combination of your LDL cholesterol and your HDL cholesterol, ideally you want to keep your LDL levels low and your HDL levels high. There are many factors that can influence your cholesterol levels, including, diet, exercise, weight, genetics, and other health conditions.
Foods that have a direct effect on lowing cholesterol
In addition to swapping saturated fat for unsaturated fat, Heart UK recommends anyone wanting to lower cholesterol levels should include some or all of the following food products in their diet on a regular basis;
Soya Foods such as tofu, soya mince, edamame beans, soya drinks and yoghurt. Soya foods tend to be naturally low in saturated fat and can help manage cholesterol levels if used to replace red meat.
Nuts and seeds are naturally high in unsaturated fats and consuming a handful of mixed unsalted nuts daily helps lower cholesterol levels.
Plant sterols and stanols are naturally found in plants in small amounts and when consumed at between 1.5 g – 3.0 g per day have been shown to lower cholesterol. Look for fortified spreads, but be careful not to over consume.
Oats and barley contain the soluble fibre beta-glucan that attaches to cholesterol in the gut (as released in bile salts) and removes it from the body. Eating a bowl of porridge every morning is great for many reasons not least for its cholesterol lowing effects.
There are of course some exceptions where diet might not have a significant effect on cholesterol levels, and this is in the case of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). This condition is a genetic disorder where the body is unable to remove LDL cholesterol from the blood resulting in high levels remaining in the blood and potentially causing blockages in arteries. In this case it can be recommended that a sufferer takes statins to control their blood cholesterol levels. According to Samuel Gidding of FH Foundation (2018, October) sufferers of this genetic disorder should also follow a heart healthy diet, but normally this is not enough to control the condition and medication is usually advised.
chord
noun [ C ]
UK /kɔːd/ US /kɔːrd/
chord noun [C] (MUSIC)
three or more musical notes played at the same time
（音樂的）和絃，和音
She strummed a few chords on her guitar.
她在吉他上彈了幾個和弦。
a C major chord
C大調和弦
chord noun [C] (MATHS)
a straight line that joins the ends of an arc (= a curved line that forms part of a circle)
弦(連接圓上任意兩點的線段）
chore
noun [ C ]
UK /tʃɔːr/ US /tʃɔːr/
C1
a job or piece of work that is often boring or unpleasant but needs to be done regularly
日常瑣事；雜務；乏味的例行工作
I'll go shopping when I've done my chores (= done the jobs in or around the house).
我把家務瑣事做完後要去購物。
I find writing reports a real chore (= very boring).
我覺得寫報告真是件煩人的事。
n.[C]可數名詞
1.家庭雜務；農莊雜務[P]
Does your husband do any chores after work? 你先生下班後做家務事嗎？
2.日常零星活兒，例行工作
He freed his assistant from some of her chores. 他免去了助手某些日常事務。
3.無聊的工作；重複的工作
Peeling bags of potatoes is really a chore. 給一袋袋馬鈴薯削皮真是件苦差事。
chorus
noun
UK /ˈkɔː.rəs/ US /ˈkɔːr.əs/
chorus noun (SONG OR SONG PART)
[ C ]
part of a song that is repeated several times, usually after each verse (= set of lines)
（通常在歌曲每一節後的）副歌，合唱部分；合唱曲
I'll sing the verses and I'd like you all to join in the chorus.
我唱獨唱部分，我希望你們都加入合唱。
They burst into a chorus of (= they sang the song) Happy Birthday.
他們突然開始齊唱「祝你生日快樂」。
[ C ]
a piece of music written to be sung by a choir (= group of singers)
合唱曲
The choir will be performing the Hallelujah Chorus at the concert.
唱詩班將在音樂會上演唱《哈利路亞大合唱》。
chorus noun (SINGING GROUP)
[ C, + sing/pl verb ]
a group of people who are trained to sing together
合唱團，歌詠隊
He sings with the Los Angeles Gay Men's Chorus.
他在洛杉磯男同性戀合唱團演唱。
chorus noun (THEATRE GROUP)
[ C, + sing/pl verb ]
a group of performers who, as a team, sing or dance in a show
歌舞隊；伴舞；伴唱
She quickly left the chorus for a starring role.
她很快離開歌舞隊去出演一個主要角色。
a chorus girl
歌舞隊女演員
[ S, + sing/pl verb ] LITERATURE specialized
a group of actors in ancient Greek plays who explained or gave opinions on what was happening in the play using music, poetry, and dance
（古希臘戲劇中解釋劇情的）歌隊，合唱隊
chorus noun (SPEAKING TOGETHER)
[ C usually singular ]
many people speaking together or saying a similar thing at the same time
異口同聲
The newcomers added their voices to the chorus expressing delight at the result.
新來的人和大家一起為這個結果歡呼雀躍。
There was a chorus of disapproval/complaint/condemnation at his words (= everyone complained together).
大家一致反對／抱怨／譴責他說的話。
chorus
verb [ T + speech ] literary
UK /ˈkɔː.rəs/ US /ˈkɔːr.əs/
(of a group of people) to say similar things at the same time
齊聲說；異口同聲地說
"Not now," the children chorused in unison, "we're watching TV."
「現在不要，」孩子齊聲嚷道，「我們在看電視。」
n.名詞
1.合唱團[C][G]
The chorus were very good. 這支合唱團很有水準。
2.合唱，合唱曲[C]
3.疊句，副歌[C]
4.齊聲，異口同聲[S][（+of）]
The children shouted Yes in chorus. 孩子們齊聲大喊是。
5.（歌舞，喜劇等中的）歌舞隊[C][G]
vt.及物動詞
1.合唱；齊聲朗誦
2.一齊說，異口同聲地說
The audience chorused its approval by loud cheering. 觀眾一齊大聲表示讚同。
vi.不及物動詞
1.合唱；齊聲朗誦
The birds were chorusing in the trees. 鳥兒在樹上齊鳴。
2.異口同聲地說話
acute diseases 急性病
acute toxicity[毒物] 急性毒性，急性中毒
acute infection急性感染；急性傳染
chronic diseases慢性病
chronic
adjective
UK /ˈkrɒn.ɪk/ US /ˈkrɑː.nɪk/
chronic adjective (LONG-LASTING)
C2
(especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time
（尤指疾病或不好的事物）慢性的，長期的
chronic diseases/conditions
慢性病
chronic arthritis/pain
慢性關節炎／長期的疼痛
a chronic invalid
長期病患
There is a chronic shortage of teachers.
教師長期短缺。
更多範例
She suffers from chronic pain in her knees.
I have a chronic bowel disease.
There is a chronic shortage of nursing staff.
chronic adjective (BAD)
UK informal
very bad
很糟的，很不好的
The acting was chronic.
表演很糟糕。
acute
adjective
UK /əˈkjuːt/ US /əˈkjuːt/
acute adjective (EXTREME)
If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems or damage.
十分嚴重的
She felt acute embarrassment/anxiety/concern at his behaviour.
她對他的行為感到極其尷尬／憂慮／擔憂。
The problem of poverty is particularly acute in rural areas.
貧窮問題在農村地區尤為嚴重。
chubby
adjective
UK /ˈtʃʌb.i/ US /ˈtʃʌb.i/
(especially of children) fat in a pleasant and attractive way
（尤指兒童）圓圓胖胖的，胖乎乎的，豐滿的
chubby legs
胖乎乎的腿
chubby cheeks
圓嘟嘟的臉蛋
相似詞
plump飽滿的；胖乎乎的
pudgy矮胖的；短而粗的
corpulent肥胖的
fleshy肉的；肉質的；豐滿的
chunky矮胖的；粗短的；厚實的
round圍繞；繞過；大約；在……周圍；在……各處
stocky矮壯的；健壯結實的
chunky矮胖的；粗短的；厚實的
portly肥胖的人；特大號服裝
pudgy矮胖的；短而粗的
fleshy肉的；肉質的；豐滿的
round圍繞；繞過；大約；在……周圍；在……各處
corpulent肥胖的
bulky體積大的；龐大的；笨重的）
plump飽滿的；胖乎乎的
chunk
noun [ C ]
UK /tʃʌŋk/ US /tʃʌŋk/
a roughly cut piece
大塊；厚塊
a chunk of cheese/meat
一大塊起司／肉
pineapple/tuna chunks
鳳梨／金槍魚塊
informal
a big part of something, especially a large part
一部分；（尤指）大部分，一大塊
a chunk of text
一大段文字
a substantial chunk of our profits
我們利潤的很大一部分
Three hours is quite a chunk out of my working day.
三個小時佔了我一個工作日中相當長的時間。
· they do because we’ve taught ourselves to chunk the information.
他們會這樣是因為我們已教會自己咀嚼信息。
· everyone got a chunk of meat which was distributed by a bizarre stone knife.
他們每人得到一大塊肉，這些肉是用奇形怪狀的石刀分割開的。
· each chunk is executed as the body of an anonymous function.
每個塊都是作為一個匿名函數體來執行的。
· yeah, a pointer to this chunk of memory.
是的，一個指向這塊內存的指針。
· for each chunk, the figure indicates the offset value of the chunk (in gb).
對於每個塊，該圖標出塊的偏移量值（單位為gb）。
· another way to avoid synchronization issues is to allocate a large chunk of global memory and break it into smaller slots, where each slot is to be used by one thread for logging.
另一種避免同步問題的方法是，分配一個很大的全局內存塊，并將其劃分為較小的槽位，其中每個槽位都可由一個線程用來進行日志記錄。
· the grammatical rules determine the effect of one chunk of text on another.
語法規則決定了文本中一個模塊對另一個模塊的作用。
· each use case should specify a significant chunk of functionality and show how the system provides value to an actor.
每個用例應指定一個有意義的功能塊，說明系統如何為參與者提供有價值的東西。
· this component consumes a chunk of text in an action.
該組件在一個動作中使用一個文本塊。
· yet in some cases, one party comes away with a big chunk of change.
不過在某些情況下，離開的一方會產生很大的一塊變化。
· each chunk will be the size defined by split criteria, except the last one, which might be smaller.
每個數據塊都將等於拆分條件定義的大小，但最后一個數據塊可能會小一些。
· but the worst of the bombardment—including the colossal impact that knocked loose the chunk that became our moon—was over.
但最糟糕的轟炸——包括將大塊物質撞擊得脫離地球形成月球巨大碰撞——已經結束了。
· acceptance tests typically test the entire system, or some large chunk of it.
驗收測試通常測試整個系統，或系統中一些大的模塊。
· you can create content and mark it up with delimiting tags, making each word, phrase, or chunk into identifiable, sortable information.
您可以創建內容，然后使用限定標記標記它，從而使每個單詞、短語或塊成為可識別、可分類的信息。
· but the more real risk is that that a large chunk of a rapidly changing economy has again been overlooked by the statisticians, and the official data understates the true size of the chinese economy.
但是，更為切實的風險在於：這個快速變化的經濟體中可能有很大一塊產值再次被統計學家所忽略，這樣官方的數據就低估了中國經濟的真實規模。
· this section describes the chunk details that currently exist.
這個部分描述當前存在的塊的細節。
· a glut of empty houses and flats will restrain rents, a big chunk of the consumer-price index.
空房和公寓的供應過剩將抑制房租價，房租價占消費者價格指數的一大塊部分。
· rovers and probes have provided some info on martian soil and climate, but scientists want to bring a chunk of the red planet down to earth on what’s called a sample-return mission.
火星車及其探頭已經為我們提供了一些火星土壤和氣候的信息，但是科學家還想將一大塊紅色星球（指火星）帶回地球，這被稱為攜回樣品任務。
· so the next time you see a chunk of seaweed ... notice the beauty of it, yes.
所以下次你碰見一大片海藻時，要毫不猶豫的欣賞它的美。
· how far can you chunk a pumpkin?
你能把一個南瓜扔多遠呢？
vi.不及物動詞
1.咯咯地笑；暗自發笑
They were chuckling over the photographs. 他們看著照片，咯咯地笑了起來。
2.（雞）咕咕地叫
vt.及物動詞
1.輕聲笑著表示
The father chuckled approval of what the son did. 父親輕聲笑著表示贊許兒子的所作所為。
n.[C]可數名詞
1.咯咯聲；咕咕聲
2.輕笑聲；竊笑
He shook his head with a soft chuckle. 他輕輕地笑著搖了搖頭。
