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chalky

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Tastes, Geology
chalk·y /ˈtʃɔːki $ ˈtʃɒː-/ adjective  CTHEGsimilar to chalk or containing chalk (像或含有)粉笔的;(像或含有)白垩的 white chalky soil 白色的白垩质土壤 There were chalky bits in the bottom of the drink. 饮料底层有粉笔灰一样的东西。chalkiness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
chalkyThis medicine tastes chalky.In the chalky air of the classroom, still?The surfaces are fresco-like, the pigment dry and chalky, and the palette severely restricted.The fairways were a chalky brown, with big green circles where the sprinklers reached.When they'd stuck up the paintings, which made the room less like a chalky concrete box, they ran downstairs.chalky desert sandI watch chalky earth plains give way to natural forest and fear for their future.Eulah Mae felt her words thick and chalky in her mouth.The lack of urobilin in the feces will be apparent from the light brown to chalky white color of the stools.In great age, the tree becomes chalky white.
chalk·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
chalk or to containing Corpus similar chalk


chalky
chalky /ˈtʃɔːki $ ˈtʃɒː-/ adjective
similar to chalk or containing chalk:
    white chalky soil
    There were chalky bits in the bottom of the drink.
—chalkiness noun [uncountable]


chalkyBrE /ˈtʃɔːki/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʃɔːki/ 🔊 adjectivecontaining chalk or like chalk 含(或似)白垩的;含(或似)粉笔的