chalk
noun
verb
tʃɔːk
noun
1
soft
white
or
grey
rock
formed
a
long
time
ago
from
the
shells
of
small
sea
animals
白垩;
chalk
cliffs
白垩质峭壁
2
chalks
also
又作
small
sticks
of
a
white
or
coloured
substance
like
soft
rock,
used
for
writing
or
drawing
粉笔
plural 复数
a
box
of
coloured
chalks
一盒彩色粉笔
a
piece
of
chalk
一支粉笔
writing
in
chalk
on
the
blackboard
黑板上的粉笔字
3
chalk and cheese
completely
different
from
each
other
[英] 截然不同的
BrE
The
two
brothers
are
as
different
as
chalk
and
cheese
.
这兄弟俩完全不一样。
They’re
like
chalk
and
cheese
,
those
two.
他们两个一点都不一样。
verb
4
to
write,
mark,
or
draw
something
with
chalk
用粉笔写 （标记，绘画 ）
5
to
succeed
in
getting
something,
especially
points
in
a
game
赢得〔尤指比分〕; 取得
Seattle
chalked
up
another
win
last
night
over
Denver.
西雅图队昨晚击败了丹佛队，又取得了一场胜利。
6
to
record
what
someone
has
done,
what
someone
should
pay
etc
记下〔某人所做的事、所欠的账等〕
[+
to
]
You
can
chalk
the
drinks
up
to
my
account.
你可以把酒钱记到我的账上。
7
chalk it up to experience
to
accept
a
failure
or
disappointment
calmly
and
regard
it
as
an
experience
that
you
can
learn
something
from
[非正式] 平静地接受失败并从中吸取教训
informal