chapter
noun /ˈtʃæptə(r)/
/ˈtʃæptər/
Idioms - (abbreviation ch., chap.)[countable] a separate section of a book, usually with a number or title
(书的)章,篇,回 - to read/write a chapter
读/写一章 - He devotes an entire chapter to this topic.
他用了整整一章来讨论这个话题。 - I've just finished Chapter 3.
我刚完成第 3 章。 - I read chapter after chapter of the book.
我读了这本书的一章又一章。 - in a chapter in the previous/next/first/last chapter
在前/下/第一/最后一章 - in a later chapter
在后面的章节中 - There is a useful summary at the end of the chapter.
这一章的最后有一个有用的总结。 - chapter of something the final chapter of her autobiography
她的自传的最后一章 - the opening chapter of the book
该书的第一章 - chapter in something the most interesting chapter in the book
书中最有趣的一章 - chapter on something Have you read the chapter on the legal system?
你读过论述法律制度的那一章吗?
Topics Literature and writingb1- His influence on other writers will be discussed in the next chapter.
他对其他作家的影响将在下一章论述。 - I read the first few chapters and then got bored.
我读了开头几章就厌烦了。 - The author devotes two chapters to language acquisition.
作者用两章的篇幅专门论述语言习得。 - This chapter covers money and banking.
本章涉及货币与银行业务内容。 - a chapter on the city's architecture
关于这座城市的建筑的章节
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- first
- introductory
- opening
- …
- be entitled something
- be titled something
- address something
- …
- read
- write
- dedicate
- …
- in a/the chapter
- chapter about
- chapter on
- …
- to read/write a chapter
- [countable] a period of time in a person’s life or in history
(人生或历史的)时期,时代,篇章 - a difficult chapter in our country’s history
我们国家历史上的一段困难时期 - Her return to Kansas ended a particularly unhappy chapter in her life.
她返回堪萨斯,结束了生命中特别不如意的一段时期。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- difficult
- sad
- unhappy
- …
- a difficult chapter in our country’s history
- [countable + singular or plural verb] all the priests of a cathedral or members of a religious community
主教座堂全体教士;宗教团体的全体成员 - a meeting of the dean and chapter
座堂主任牧师和全体教士的会议
- a meeting of the dean and chapter
- [countable] (especially North American English) a local branch of a society, club, etc.
(社团、俱乐部等的)地方分会 - the local chapter of the Rotary club
扶轮社的地方分会
- the local chapter of the Rotary club
词源Middle English: from Old French chapitre, from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput ‘head’.
Idioms
chapter and verse
- the exact details of something, especially the exact place where particular information may be found
准确细节;(尤指信息的)确切出处 - I can't give chapter and verse, but that's the rough outline of our legal position.
我无法提供准确细节,但那是我们所处法律地位的大致情况。
- I can't give chapter and verse, but that's the rough outline of our legal position.
a chapter of accidents
- (British English) a series of unpleasant events caused by bad luck
接二连三的不幸事故;接踵而来的灾祸;祸不单行 - The whole affair has been a chapter of accidents from start to finish.
整个事件自始至终麻烦不断。
- The whole affair has been a chapter of accidents from start to finish.