chalk something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v a) SUCCEED IN DOING somethingto succeed in getting something, especially points in a game 赢得〔尤指比分〕;取得 Seattle chalked up another win last night over Denver. 西雅图队昨晚击败了丹佛队,又取得了一场胜利。
b) RECORDto record what someone has done, what someone should pay etc 记下〔某人所做的事、所欠的账等〕 to You can chalk the drinks up to my account. 你可以把酒钱记到我的账上。
chalk up• If no-one answered soon he would have to chalk it up as a wasted trip, and Montgomery would not be amused.• So chalk another one up for Hizzoner.• He chalks it up to being bored.• It is too easy just to chalk this struggle up to bureaucratic bungling.• After all, lose some bait and you can chalk it up to the charter rate. chalk to• He chalks it up to being bored.• It is too easy just to chalk this struggle up to bureaucratic bungling.• After all, lose some bait and you can chalk it up to the charter rate.