chalk
n. 粉笔, 白垩 vt. 用粉笔写, 记录
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粉笔；白垩；用粉笔划的记号
soft white or grey rock formed a long time ago from the shells of small sea animals
用粉笔写；用白垩粉擦；记录；规划
to write, mark, or draw something with chalk
释义与例句
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A soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃).
白垩
不可数 可数chalk cliffs are not recommended for climbing
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A piece of chalk, or nowadays processed compressed gypsum (calcium sulfate, CaSO₄), that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard (chalkboard).
粉笔
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Tailor's chalk.
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A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping from holds when climbing, or losing grip in weight-lifting or gymnastics, sometimes but not always limestone-chalk, often magnesium carbonate (MgCO₃).
不可数 体育 可数when working out your next move, it's a good idea to get some more chalk from the bag
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A platoon-sized group of airborne soldiers.
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The favorite in a sporting event.
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The prediction that there will be no upsets, and the favored competitor will win.
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To apply chalk to anything, such as the tip of a billiard cue.
chalk your hands before climbing
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To record something, as on a blackboard, using chalk.
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To use powdered chalk to mark the lines on a playing field.
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To record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.
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To manure (land) with chalk.
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To make white, as if with chalk; to make pale; to bleach.
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Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.? substratebor.? Latin calxbor. Proto-West Germanic *kalk Old English ċealc Middle English chalk English chalk Inherited from Middle English chalk, chalke, from Old English ċealc, from Proto-West Germanic *kalk, borrowed from Latin calx (“limestone”), again borrowed from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”). Doublet of calx and cauk.
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