hunk

/hʌŋk/ (bre, ipa) · /hʌŋk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhəŋk/ (ame, mw)

hunk — 名詞

  • hunksingular
  • hunksplural

1. a big, fairly thick lump that someone has torn or cut away from a larger amount,

1.名詞B2
釋義

大塊

從大份食物等扯下或切下的厚厚一塊

a big, fairly thick lump that someone has torn or cut away from a larger amount, usually of food such as bread or cheese.

例句

Ritu tore a hunk of warm bread from the loaf and dipped it in soup.

Ritu 從麵包上撕下一大塊溫熱的麵包，沾著湯吃。

hunk of + food noun for a torn piece

The cheese seller cut a thick hunk for each customer at the market.

起司攤的老闆在市場替每位客人切下厚厚一大塊。

同義詞
  • chunk

    very close in meaning; 'chunk' can be smaller and is used more widely for non-food objects

  • lump

    stresses a shapeless mass rather than a piece broken off something bigger

  • wedge

    a piece with a triangular shape, especially of cheese or cake

反義詞
  • sliver

    a thin, narrow piece, the opposite of a thick hunk

文法句型

hunk of + uncountable noun

用法筆記

Almost always followed by 'of' plus an uncountable noun (hunk of bread, hunk of meat, hunk of metal). The piece is understood to be rough and uneven, not neatly sliced.

常見錯誤

❌I ate three hunks bread.
✅I ate three hunks of bread.
💡you need 'of' before the material.

2. an informal word for a tall male with a strong, muscular body that many people f

2.名詞C1
釋義

猛男；帥哥

身材高大健壯、有魅力的男子

an informal word for a tall male with a strong, muscular body that many people find physically appealing.

例句

Camila said the new lifeguard was a real hunk in those orange shorts.

Camila 說那位新來的救生員穿著橘色短褲，真是個猛男。

informal admiration: 'a real hunk'

The poster showed a tanned hunk holding a surfboard on a sunny beach.

海報上是一名曬成古銅色的猛男，抱著衝浪板站在陽光普照的海灘上。

同義詞
  • stud

    informal; stresses sexual attractiveness more strongly

  • beefcake

    informal and often humorous; emphasises large, displayed muscles

用法筆記

Informal and used almost only of men, often half-jokingly. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense never takes 'of' and refers to a whole person, not a piece of food or material.

常見錯誤

❌She is such a hunk.
✅He is such a hunk.
💡'hunk' in this sense describes a man, not a woman.