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hunk

UK //hʌŋk//US //hʌŋk//

词源

源自荷兰语 'honk'(意为'块、墩'),14世纪进入英语,最初指'大块',20世纪中期开始用于形容健壮男性。

noun

❶ 指一大块或一大片东西,通常指食物或其他固体物质。常用于形容切下或分离出来的部分。

“She cut a hunk of cheese for the sandwich.”

(她切了一大块奶酪来做三明治。)

“He broke off a hunk of bread and handed it to me.”

(他掰下一大块面包递给了我。)

❶ 指身材健壮、肌肉发达的男性,通常带有赞赏或调侃的语气。

“The movie star is known as a real hunk.”

(这位电影明星以身材健壮著称。)

“She couldn't take her eyes off the hunk at the gym.”

(她无法将目光从健身房里的那个肌肉男身上移开。)

同义词:chunk, piece, slab, hunk of a man, stud

常见短语

hunk of junk — 指老旧或质量差的机器或车辆,带有贬义。

“My car is such a hunk of junk that it barely runs.”

(我的车简直是个破烂货,几乎开不动了。)

hunk down — 指蹲下或弯腰躲避危险或隐藏自己。

“We had to hunk down behind the wall when the shooting started.”

(枪声响起时,我们不得不蹲在墙后躲避。)