chapter

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT A chapter is one of the parts that a book is divided into. Each chapter has a number, and sometimes a title. 章[also N num]
Chromium supplements were used successfully in the treatment of diabetes (see Chapter 4). 鉻補(bǔ)充劑成功地用在了糖尿病的治療上(蓡見第4章)。
2. N-COUNT A chapter in someone's life or in history is a period of time during which a major event or series of related events takes place. (事件發(fā)生的) 時(shí)期[書麪]
This had been a particularly difficult chapter in Lebanon's recent history. 這是黎巴嫩近代史上的一個(gè)特別睏難的時(shí)期。

The main characters are clearly delineated in the first chapter of the book .
This chapter is so difficult to digest , I shall have to read it again later .
The book has exercises at the end of every chapter.
The first chapter describes the strange sequence of events that lead to his death .
After you've finished each chapter, run the spell-checker.