| 单词 | chapter |
| 释义 | chapter (once / 52 pages) 1n 2n 3n A chapter is a section of a book. Some long novels might be divided into twenty or thirty chapters. The noun chapter is good for talking about a subset or small section of some larger thing. Book chapters are one example, and so is a chapter in a person's life or a chapter of an organization or club. When you mention the "mopey teenage chapter" of your life, you mean one small portion of the years you've lived. And the Montana chapter of a national fan club is made up of only members who live in one state. WORD FAMILYchapter: chapters USAGE EXAMPLES"This was another chapter in the silent and ruthless war of drug trafficking," state public security secretary, Sergio Fontes, told journalists. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) His chapters are organized with the pleasing precision of a bento box. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) "This was another chapter in the silent and ruthless war of drug trafficking," he said. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) 1 n a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled 2he read a chapter every night before falling asleep Hyper section, subdivision a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) 1n any distinct period in history or in a person's life the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship Hyper phase, stage any distinct time period in a sequence of events 2n a series of related events forming an episode 3a chapter of disasters Hyper episode a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events 1n a local branch of some fraternity or association he joined the Atlanta chapter Hyper club, gild, guild, lodge, order, social club, society a formal association of people with similar interests 2n an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church Hyper assembly a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose |
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