chalk

noun

1. 白垩
   a type of soft white stone
   1. the chalk cliffs of southern England
      英格兰南部的白垩质峭壁
2. （白色或彩色的）粉笔
   a substance similar to chalk made into white or coloured sticks for writing or drawing
   1. a piece/stick of chalk
      一支粉笔
   2. drawing diagrams with chalk on the blackboard
      用粉笔在黑板上画图表
   3. a box of coloured chalks
      一盒彩色粉笔

verb

1. 用粉笔写（或画）
   to write or draw sth with chalk
   1. She chalked (up) the day's menu on the board.
      她把当天的菜单用粉笔写在黑板上。

1. N-UNCOUNT 白垩
   Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it for writing or drawing with.
   1. ...the highest chalk cliffs in Britain...
      英国最高的白垩悬崖
   2. Her skin was chalk white and dry-looking.
      她的皮肤看上去苍白发干。
2. N-UNCOUNT 粉笔
   Chalk is small sticks of chalk, or a substance similar to chalk, used for writing or drawing with.
   1. ...somebody writing with a piece of chalk.
      在用粉笔写字的某人
   2. ...drawing a small picture with coloured chalks.
      用彩色粉笔画一幅小图
3. VERB 用粉笔画(或写)
   If you chalk something, you draw or write it using a piece of chalk.
   1. He chalked the message on the blackboard...
      他用粉笔将消息写在黑板上。
   2. There was a blackboard with seven names chalked on it.
      黑板上用粉笔写着7个人名。
4. PHRASE 截然不同;完全不同
   If you say that two people or things are like chalk and cheese, you are emphasizing that they are completely different from each other.
   1. The two places, he insists, are as different as chalk and cheese...
      他坚持说那两个地方有天壤之别。
   2. We are very aware of our differences, we accept that we are chalk and cheese.
      我们非常清楚相互之间的差异，并且承认自己是截然不同的两类人。
5. PHRASE (用于加强语气)绝对
   You can use by a long chalk to add emphasis to something you are saying.
   1. The rest of us hadn't finished our drinks, not by a long chalk.
      我们其余几个人还没有喝完，还差得远呢。

1. Her skin was chalk white and dry-looking.
   她的皮肤看上去苍白发干。
2. He chalked the message on the blackboard
   他用粉笔将消息写在黑板上。
3. There was a blackboard with seven names chalked on it.
   黑板上用粉笔写着7个人名。
4. The two places, he insists, are as different as chalk and cheese
   他坚持说那两个地方有天壤之别。
5. We are very aware of our differences, we accept that we are chalk and cheese.
   我们非常清楚相互之间的差异，并且承认自己是截然不同的两类人。
6. The rest of us hadn't finished our drinks, not by a long chalk.
   我们其余几个人还没有喝完，还差得远呢。
7. With a stick of chalk he wrote her order on a blackboard.
   他用一截粉笔将她的指示写在黑板上。
8. An elderly woman was strewing the floor with French chalk so that the dancing shoes would not slip
   一位老妇人正在往地板上撒滑石粉以防止舞鞋打滑。
9. That amount of money won't be enough, not by a long chalk.
   那笔金额是差得太远了。
10. As a pitcher, john is better than James by a long chalk.
    作为一名棒球投手，约翰比詹姆斯高明得多。
11. We shall chalk up his good points.
    我们将记下他的优点。
12. The problem isn't solved yet by a long chalk.
    这个问题尚未解决，离解决还差很远。
13. The teacher wrote with a stick of chalk.
    老师用粉笔写字。
14. Attending a cookery class once a week and running your own house are as different as chalk and cheese, my girl, as you'll very soon find out.
    每周去一次烹调班和管理你们自己的家根本不同，我的姑娘，这点你很快就会发现的。
15. The two brothers resembled each other physically, but were as different in their natures as chalk and cheese.
    这兄弟二人外貌相像，但性格截然不同。
16. We're not beaten yet, by a long chalk.
    我们还没有败，远远没有败。
17. I obliterate the word with chalk.
    我用粉笔把这个单词涂去了。
18. Thursday buy a box of chalk and some crayons.
    周四买一盒粉笔和一些蜡笔。
19. We use chalk to write on the blackboard.
    我们用粉笔在黑板上写字。
20. Teachers use chalk as a writing utensil.
    老师们把粉笔当成了一个书写器具了。
21. The teacher wrote a phrase on the blackboard with a piece of chalk.
    老师用一根粉笔在黑板上写了一个短语。
22. He took out a piece of chalk and wrote his problem on the blackboard.
    他拿出了一支粉笔并在黑板上写下他的问题。
23. If you gave him a blackboard and a piece of chalk, he would become a whirlwind of wisdom.
    如果你给他一块黑板和一截粉笔，他就会化身为智慧的旋风。
24. Vandals desecrated the altar with chalk and paint.
    汪达尔人用白垩和油漆亵渎圣坛。
25. We also did the experiment using a piece of chalk.
    我们还用一支粉笔做了这个实验。
26. Some chalk and two books.
    几只粉笔和两本书。
27. Let me actually, where's my yellow chalk?
    我的黄色粉笔去哪里了？
28. A talk that uses a blackboard and chalk.
    用一块黑板和粉笔的谈话。
29. One fresh bullet hole in a wall had been circled in chalk.
    其中一个墙上的新的弹孔被粉笔圈了出来。
30. This is a box of white chalk?
    这是一盒白色的粉笔。

chalk up sth

1. 获得，取得（成功）；记下，记录（成就、比赛得分等）
   to achieve or record a success, points in a game, etc.
   1. the chalk cliffs of southern England
      英格兰南部的白垩质峭壁

chalk sth up to sth

1. 把某事归因于
   to consider that sth is caused by sth

n.

chalk and cheese

• 截然不同；天渊之别
  if two people or things are like chalk and cheese or as different as chalk and cheese , they are completely different from each other

not by a long chalk

• 差得远；绝不；一点也不
  not nearly; not at all
  1. It's not over yet─not by a long chalk.
     这事还没有了结——远远没有。

v.

put sth down to experience

• 从…中吸取教训
  used to say that sb should think of a failure as being sth that they can learn from
  1. We lost a lot of money, but we just put it down to experience.
     我们损失了很多钱，只当是吃一堑长一智了。

noun

1. a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces

2. an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride

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3. a pure flat white with little reflectance

4. a soft whitish calcite

verb

1. write, draw, or trace with chalk