chalk學測 L2KK [ˈtʃɑk] ｜ /ˈtʃɑk/
白堊；石灰岩·粉筆·用粉筆寫（或畫）
學測必考物，一字橫跨粉筆與地質兩義
Before the test, chalk dust covered the teacher's hands from writing so many notes.
段考前，老師因為寫了太多筆記，手上沾滿了粉筆灰。
一個畫面：白粉留痕
白堊岩海底沉積的柔軟白岩石
捏成筆磨壓成條，供手握書寫
劃出白痕手持粉筆劃過黑板留字
義項
海底白岩C1noun白堊；石灰岩
Chalk is a soft, white rock that formed under the sea long ago.
白堊是很久以前在海底形成的柔軟白色岩石。
made of chalkchalk cliffs
教室粉筆C2noun粉筆
The teacher picked up a piece of chalk and began writing on the blackboard.
老師拿起一支粉筆，開始在黑板上寫字。
a piece of chalkwhite chalk
粉筆劃字C1verb用粉筆寫（或畫）
The waiter chalked today's menu on the board outside the shop.
服務生把今天的菜單用粉筆寫在店外的板子上。
chalk a messagechalk on the board
片語
chalk up記一筆帳 →將成敗歸因於某事
chalk dust白粉飛揚 →粉筆灰；細白粉末
你會不會這樣說？
Fill in the blank with chalk or choke: The teacher wrote the answer on the board with a piece of ___.
看答案
chalk
chalk 是「粉筆」，choke 是「哽住；窒息」，兩字拼法相近易混淆。
'The waiter chalked today's menu on the board outside the shop.' 這裡的 chalked 最接近哪個意思？(A) 粉筆的顏色 (B) 用粉筆寫 (C) 海底的岩石
看答案
(B)
chalked 在此為動詞，指用粉筆把字寫在板子上，對應「用粉筆寫」義項。
字族
chalky 粉筆狀的；蒼白的