chapter

US /ˈtʃæp.tɚ/

UK /ˈtʃæp.tɚ/

章

a main division of a book, treatise, or other writing

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Read the first chapter of the novel.

阅读小说的第一章。

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Each chapter focuses on a different character.

每一章都侧重于不同的角色。

分会, 支部

a local branch of a society, fraternity, or club

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The local chapter of the Red Cross organized a blood drive.

红十字会地方分会组织了一次献血活动。

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She was elected president of her sorority chapter.

她被选为姐妹会分会主席。

篇章, 阶段

a period or phase in a person's life or in history

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Moving to a new city marked a new chapter in her life.

搬到一个新城市标志着她人生的新篇章。

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The fall of the Berlin Wall was a significant chapter in history.

柏林墙的倒塌是历史上的一个重要篇章。