chapter /ˈtʃæptə/ star4 CET4 TEM4 (chapters)

• 1.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） 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]

  例：

  Chromium supplements were used successfully in the treatment of diabetes (see Chapter 4).

  铬补充剂成功地用在了糖尿病的治疗上(参见第4章)。

• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） 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. (事件发生的) 时期 [书面]

  例：

  This had been a particularly difficult chapter in Lebanon's recent history.

  这是黎巴嫩近代史上的一个特别困难的时期。