chuck

名词 chuck:

1. informal terms for a meal
   同义词：chow, eats, grub
2. the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade
3. a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill

动词 chuck:

1. throw carelessly
   同义词：toss
2. throw away
   同义词：ditch
3. pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
   同义词：pat
4. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
   同义词：vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up

1. Let's chuck all these old papers away.
   我们把这些旧报纸都丢掉吧。
2. He gave me a chuck last week; can you find me a new job?
   他上个星期把我解雇了，你能帮我找个新工作吗？
3. He has decided to chuck his old job in.
   他已经决定不干这份工作了。

chuck

v.tr.（及物动词）
chucked,chuck.ing,chucks
To pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin.
轻拍抚弄：天真或顽皮地轻拍或压挤，特指拍下巴

To throw or toss:
扔或抛：
例句：
chucked stones into the water.
向水中扔石头

Informal To throw out; discard:
【非正式用语】 扔掉；抛弃：
例句：
chucked my old sweater.
扔掉我的旧毛衣

Informal To force out; eject:
【非正式用语】 赶走；驱逐：
例句：
chucking out the troublemakers.
赶走捣乱者

Informal To give up; quit:
【非正式用语】 放弃；退出：
例句：
chucked her job.
离职

n.（名词）
An affectionate pat or squeeze under the chin.
亲昵的拍抚：充满柔情地拍或抚弄下巴
A throw, toss, or pitch.
扔、抛或投掷

来源：
Variant of chock
chock的变体
possibly from French choc [knock, blow] * see shock
可能源自 法语 choc [敲，打] *参见 shock

chuck
chuck 2

n.（名词）
A cut of beef extending from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade.
颈肉：包含肩胛骨的从脖子到肋骨的牛肉

A clamp that holds a tool or the material being worked in a machine such as a lathe.
夹盘：用以夹住机器上运作的工具或工作物件的夹子（如车床上的夹子）
A clamping device for holding a drill bit.
轧头：夹住钻头的装置

来源：
Dialectal chuck [lump]
方言 chuck [堆]
perhaps variant of chock
可能为 chock的变体

chuck
chuck 3

v.intr.（不及物动词）
chucked,chuck.ing,chucks
To make a clucking sound.
发出咯咯声
n.（名词）
A clucking sound.
咯咯的叫声

来源：
Middle English chukken
中古英语 chukken
[of imitative origin]
[源于摹仿的]