chunk

• n. 大塊；矮胖的人或物

來自chuck的鼻音拚寫。

chunk (n.)

"thick block" of something, 1690s, probably a nasalized variant of chuck (n.1) "cut of meat;" meaning "large amount" is 1883, American English.

chunk (v.)

"to throw," 1835, American English, from chunk (n.) or by similar mutation from chuck (v.1). Related: Chunked; chunking.

1. Harry inherited the house and a sizeable chunk of land.

哈裏繼承了這座房子以及相當大的一片土地。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Zurich's affluence came initially from cornering a sizeable chunk of the 14th Century silk trade.

蘇黎世的富足最初來自於14世紀對絲綢貿易的高度壟斷。

來自柯林斯例句

3. A great chunk of loose kerbing smashed into my left-front wheel, bursting the tyre and denting the rim.

我車子的左前輪撞在一大塊鬆動的路緣石上，導致車胎爆裂、輪輞凹陷。

來自柯林斯例句

4. The manager of a company does not like having a large chunk of his wealth bound up in its shares.

一家公司經理不願意讓大筆財富套在股票裏。

來自柯林斯例句

5. It's a little chunk of history that they've forgotten to alter.

這小塊曆史,他們忘了改掉啦.

來自英漢文學