chronicle

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++chron·i·cle1 /ˈkrɒnɪkəl $ ˈkrɑː-/ noun [countable] RECORDa written record of a series of events, especially historical events, written in the order in which they happened 编年史，年代记chronicle of a chronicle of his life during the war years 他在战争年代的生活记事

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chronicle• Chronicles written by Roman scholars can give us a good idea of how their political system worked.• After that, the Old Testament is exclusively a chronicle of the Hebrews.• The report is a chronicle of the history of the Party since its formation.• Our chronicle is representative, but as we said, incomplete.• In the minister's opinion Nestor's chronicle was a treasure whose worth should not be questioned.• Much of the history of theology in the past two centuries is the chronicle of those bridge-building projects.• The chronicle of the strikes, and the deadly bitterness they engendered, is a sorrowful one.chronicle of• The book is a social and cultural chronicle of the years that Monet spent at Giverny.chronicle2 verb [transitive] DESCRIBEto describe events in the order in which they happened 将〔一系列事件〕载入编年史中，按时序记载 His life is chronicled in a new biography published last week. 他的生平被写成一本新传记，于上周出版。 The book chronicles the events leading up to the war. 该书记述了导致战争爆发的一系列事件。→ See Verb table

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chronicle• At issue is a coffee table book chronicling 24-hours in cyberspace on which Smolan and the Media Lab were to collaborate.• She was, like, putting out this monthly zine called Dorothy or something, in which her life was chronicled.• He chronicled his family before Nicholas Nixon or Emmet Gowin did theirs.• The history and hoopla of the Games is chronicled on bulletin boards, and the Olympics are incorporated into classes.• Baer's film chronicles our government's sad history of dealing with the Indians.• Details of mountain deaths like this are chronicled regularly in the newspapers.• And there's no way to chronicle the advancement of women without looking at the backward pull of violence.• Photographs and memorabilia that cover the walls and fill several display cases chronicle the foods this area is famous for.Origin chronicle1 (1300-1400) Anglo-French cronicle, from Latin chronica, from Greek, from chronikos; → CHRONIC