chuck /tʃʌk/ CET6+ TEM8 ( chucking, chucked, chucks )

• 1. 

  V-T When you chuck something somewhere, you throw it there in a casual or careless way. 随意丢弃 [非正式]

  例：

  I took a great dislike to the clock, so I chucked it in the rubbish.

  我很不喜欢那个钟，所以我随手把它扔进了垃圾里。

• 2. 

  V-T If you chuck your job or some other activity, you stop doing it. 放弃; 停止 (工作或其他活动) [非正式]

  例：

  Last summer, he chucked his 10-year career as a stockbroker and headed for the mountains.

  去年夏天，他放弃了从事10年的股票经纪人的工作，前往高山地区。

• 3. 

  PHRASE If someone chucks it all, they stop doing their job, and usually move somewhere else. 放弃工作 (并前往他处)

  例：

  Sometimes I'd like to chuck it all and go fishing.

  有时我真想放弃工作去钓鱼。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT A chuck is a device for holding a tool in a machine such as a drill. (钻机等机器中固定工具的) 卡盘

• 5. 

  N-UNCOUNT Chuck is a cut of beef. 牛颈部至肩部的肉

• 6. 

  V → a less common word for cluck