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chalk

🇬🇧 UK/tʃɒ:k/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A soft white limestone or a stick of this material (or gypsum) used for writing or drawing, especially on a blackboard.

白垩；粉笔

v.

To write, draw, or mark with chalk; to record something.

用粉笔写；用粉笔标记；记录

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
chalkother
=chalk

Common Collocations

  • 1.chalk it up to归咎于
  • 2.as different as chalk and cheese差异很大

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The teacher wrote the lesson on the blackboard with chalk.

  • 2.

    The cliff was white with chalk deposits.

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