| 单词 | chalk |
| 释义 | chalk —chalklike, adj. /chawk/, n. 1. a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers. 2. a prepared piece of chalk or chalklike substance for marking, as a blackboard crayon. 3. a mark made with chalk. 4. a score or tally. v.t. 5. to mark or write with chalk. 6. to rub over or whiten with chalk. 7. to treat or mix with chalk: to chalk a billiard cue. 8. to make pale; blanch: Terror chalked her face. v.i. 9. (of paint) to powder from weathering. 10. chalk up, a. to score or earn: They chalked up two runs in the first inning. b. to charge or ascribe to: It was a poor performance, but may be chalked up to lack of practice. adj. 11. of, made of, or drawn with chalk. [bef. 900; ME chalke, OE cealc < L calc- (s. of calx) lime] |
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