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chapter and verse

章节,章程和诗句,章句,章法

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any specific chapter and verse of the Bible, as used when citing the text.
    • : full, cited authority, as for any quotation, opinion, action, etc.: Give me chapter and verse for the information you've provided so far.
    • : Informal. detailed information.a set of regulations or rules.

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Examples

  • As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.

  • As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.

  • Yes, Byrd—dead four-and-a-half years now—was a Kleagle in the Ku Klux Klan.

  • It needs to be said: bigotry in the name of religion is still bigotry; child abuse wrapped in a Bible verse is still child abuse.

  • No more allowing people to justify their bigotry by spouting a cherry-picked Bible verse.

  • This is one of the most striking manifestations of the better side of child-nature and deserves a chapter to itself.

  • She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.

  • In the next chapter he gives his twelve disciples authority over demons.

  • No law of that country must exceed in words the number of letters in their alphabet, which consists only in two-and-twenty.

  • As the next verse is the last you needn't trouble yourself to make any further observations.