chalk up

短语

记下, 得到

发音

US

词形变化

chalked up chalking up chalks up 三单 chalks up chalking up 现在分词 chalked up 过去式 chalked up 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To achieve something.

    及物

    2012 The Economist, Sep 29th 2012 issue, Rural activism: Working the system In recent years Mr Li, a divorced farmer with a laptop and internet access, has chalked up some stunning successes in resisting his village officials.

  2. 2.

    To assign a debt to someone.

    澳大利亚 古体 俚语

    Give me another drink and chalk it up to John.

  3. 3.

    To attribute to something, often tangentially.

    美国 俚语

    I know we lost, but can we chalk it up as a win?

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

tally run up

上位词 4

record owe enter put down

词源

Probably from the fact that many problems were figured out using chalk on a chalk board.

来源：wiktionary