chap‧ter S3 W1 AC / tʃæptə $ -ər / 名词 [可数名词]
1 one of the parts into which a book is divided :
Read Chapter 11 as your homework.
This chapter discusses power, and how people use it.
2 a particular period or event in someone’s life or in history → era
chapter of
a new chapter of peace and cooperation
chapter in
the noblest chapter in our history
3 all the priests belonging to a cathedral , or a meeting of these priests
4 the local members of a large organization such as a club :
the local chapter of the American Legion
5 give/quote somebody chapter and verse to give someone exact details about where to find some information
6 a chapter of accidents British English a series of unlucky events coming one after another
COLLOCATIONS
形容词
this chapter/the present chapter The present chapter deals with the years leading up to the war.
the next chapter This theme will be developed in the next chapter.
the following chapters (= the ones after this one ) The following chapters will explore this issue.
the previous/preceding chapter The method is described in the previous chapter.
earlier chapters (= the ones before this one ) All these have been mentioned briefly in earlier chapters.
later chapters (= the ones after this one ) These points will be explored in more detail in later chapters.
the introductory/opening chapter (= the first chapter ) There’s a short introductory chapter giving an outline of the subject matter.
the last/final chapter The final chapter summarizes the themes in the book.
动词
be divided into chapters The book is divided into ten chapters.
read a chapter I haven’t even read the first chapter yet.
write a chapter He wrote the first chapter 20 years before the book was published.
see chapter 2/3 etc (= used in books to direct a reader to a chapter ) His scientific claims were never justified (see chapter 16).
be discussed/described in chapter 1/2/3 etc These points will be discussed in chapter 8.
a chapter deals with something Three further chapters deal with soil, water, and air.
a chapter explores something The second chapter explores the effects of these changes in more detail.
a chapter is devoted to something (= it deals only with a particular subject ) Five whole chapters are devoted to social reform.
短语
the beginning/start of a chapter His character is introduced at the beginning of the first chapter.
the end of a chapter The answers are given at the end of the chapter.
the remainder of a chapter formal (= the rest of a chapter ) The remainder of this chapter is devoted to a discussion of privatization.
THESAURUS
part something that together with other things forms a whole : It looks like part of a car engine. | The best part of the movie was the end. | The hardest part is getting started.
bit especially British English informal a small part of something : Some bits of the book are really funny. | I didn’t read the bottom bit.
piece one of several different parts that you join together to make something : One of the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle was missing. | The furniture comes in several pieces.
component a part of a machine or process : The company supplies engine components for trucks. | Education is a major component in a child’ s growth and development.
section a part of something that is clearly different and separate from other parts : The test is divided into two sections. | the reference section of the library | the string section of the orchestra
chapter one of the numbered parts that a book is divided into : The opening chapter of the book sets the scene.
scene one of the parts that a film or play is divided into : Some scenes had to be cut because they were too violent. | act 1, scene 2 of the play
episode a part of a story on the television or the radio, which is told in separate parts : I missed last week’s episode.