chack

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A snack or light hasty meal.
  2. A cheek (part of the face). Cornwall,obsolete
    — I'll scatt his chacks, the emprent, saucy dog.
动词 v.
  1. To toss up the head frequently, as a horse to avoid the restraint of the bridle.
  2. To not broadcast a medal-winning or otherwise memorable or crucial figure skating performance. This only occurs in a live broadcast because the network has to decide which programs to show and which to cut in the interest of time. If a skater is low in the rankings and several big names are set to skate later, that performance may be cut. transitive
    — Michael Chack pulled WAY up in the standings in his long [skate event]...but was chacked while we saw five guys skate worse!!
  3. Of birds: to make a sudden harsh call. intransitive
    — Fieldfares which chacked as they rose from berried hedgerows and isolated thorns were in their winter quarters; they had yet to face a long sea crossing to nest.

词形变化

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词源

词源 1
From Michael Chack, an American figure skater whose bronze-medal-winning performance at the 1993 US National Championships was not broadcast on television because the producers did not think he would win a medal.
词源 2
Imitative.
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