chunk
n. 厚块; 大量; 〈语言学〉话语组成部分
Chunks of something are thick solid pieces of it.
They had to be careful of floating chunks of ice.
他们必须当心大块浮冰。
...a chunk of meat...
一大块肉
A chunk of something is a large amount or large part of it.
The company owns a chunk of farmland near Gatwick Airport.
该公司拥有盖特威克机场周边的大片农田。
1. a compact mass;
1. put together indiscriminately;
2. group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
Harry inherited the house and a sizeable chunk of land.
哈里继承了这座房子以及相当大的一片土地。
Zurich's affluence came initially from cornering a sizeable chunk of the 14th Century silk trade.
苏黎世的富足最初来自于14世纪对丝绸贸易的高度垄断。
A great chunk of loose kerbing smashed into my left-front wheel, bursting the tyre and denting the rim.
我车子的左前轮撞在一大块松动的路缘石上,导致车胎爆裂、轮辋凹陷。
The manager of a company does not like having a large chunk of his wealth bound up in its shares.
一家公司经理不愿意让大笔财富套在股票里。
It's a little chunk of history that they've forgotten to alter.
这小块历史,他们忘了改掉啦.