n.  厚块，大块

n.  大量；大部分

n.  话语组成部分；组块

• ice chunks  大冰块

• a chunk of bread  一大块面包

• a chunk of change  一大笔钱

• a chunk of  大量的

• You have to wait for the speaker to deliver quite a chunk of language before you then put it into the second language, which puts your short-term memory under intense stress. 说完很多信息之后再开始翻译

• It seems likely that Census simply misclassifies a large chunk of online sales. 对很多在线销售进行错误分类

• The rent takes a large chunk out of my monthly salary. 房租占去我月薪的一大部分。

• I've already written a fair chunk of the article. 我已写出文章的大部分。

BrE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/   

NAmE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/