| 词组 | chalk |
| 释义 | chalk [chalked, chalking, chalking] chalk up 1. chalk up sth • chalk sth up to succeed in winning or achieving something, especially in sport or business: ▪ The company chalked up net profits of $451 million. chalk up a win/victory ▪ The Oxford Saints chalked up their third win of the season, and are on target for making the National League playoffs. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑notch up, ↑clock up especially BrE 2. chalk up sth • chalk sth up if a company chalks up debts or losses, it gets them or has them: ▪ After chalking up debts of $3.5 billion, the Tokyo-based company is being rescued by five large Japanese banks. chalk up to 1. chalk sth up to sth • chalk up sth to sth AmE to think or say that something happened because of something else: ▪ The instructor couldn't understand Katz's strange behaviour but chalked it up to boredom. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑put down to, ↑attribute to formal 2. chalk it up to experience to accept a failure or disappointment calmly and consider it as an experience that you can learn something from: ▪ Our relationship didn't work out, but oh well - chalk it up to experience. |
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