crunch

英 [krʌntʃ] 美 [krʌntʃ]

• v. 发出碎裂声；嘎吱嘎吱地咀嚼；嘎喳嘎喳地碾过
• n. 嘎吱声；艰难局面；关键时刻

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. 嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼

   crush (food) noisily with teeth

2. vi. 嘎吱作响

   make a noise like the sound of sth being crushed

n. (名词)

1. [S]嘎吱的响声

   a crunching sound

2. [S]需要作出重要决策的困难时刻

   a difficult moment when sth important must be decided

英英释义

Noun:

1. the sound of something crunching;

   "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"
   

2. a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources);

   "an end-of-the year crunch"
   "a financial crunch"
   

3. the act of crushing

Verb:

1. make a crushing noise;

   "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
   

2. press or grind with a crushing noise

3. chew noisily;

   "The children crunched the celery sticks"
   

4. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading;

   "grind the spices in a mortar"
   "mash the garlic"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The frozen snow crunched under our feet.
   冻结的雪在我们的脚下嘎吱作响。
2. The wheels crunched the gravel.
   车轮碾在碎石上嘎吱嘎吱地响。

用作名词 (n.)

1. There was a crunch as he bit the apple.
   在他咬苹果时，发出嘎扎一响。
2. He was caught in a financial crunch.
   他陷入财政危机。
3. We are today facing a serious credit crunch.
   我们今日正面对严重的信贷困难。
4. When it comes to the crunch they will support us.
   到紧要关头他们会支持我们的。
5. He always says he'll help, but when it comes to the crunch, he does nothing.
   他口口声声说他一定帮忙，然而事到临头他什麽也不帮。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. His leather boots crunched on the frozen snow.
   他的皮靴踩在冻雪上嘎吱作响。
2. The greedy boy was crunching on a hard and dry piece of toast.
   那个贪吃的男孩正嘎吱嘎吱地嚼一片烤过的脆面包。

用作及物动词

S+ ～+n./pron.

1. He sat there crunching his cornflakes and reading the newspaper.
   他坐在那儿一边看报，一边嘎吱嘎吱地嚼着玉米片。

用作名词 (n.)

1. We heard the crunch of wheels on the gravel drive.
   我们听到车轮碾过石子路时发出的嘎吱声。
2. His spade cleaved the firm sand with a satisfying crunch.
   他的锹凿开了坚实的砂土，发出令人舒心的嘎扎声。
3. When it comes to the crunch she always supports me.
   一到紧要关头她总是支持我。

经典引文

• Listening to the half-yielding crunch of the ice.

  出自： E. K. Kane

• The hippo..killed him by one crunch.

  出自： S. W. Baker

• She ate her prey, holding it in her fore-paws and crunching with her head on one side.

  出自： H. Williamson

• He reads the paper and crunches his toast.

  出自： L. Gould

词汇搭配

• crunch seal 陶瓷封接
• when it comes to the crunch 1.
• number crunching 数据捣弄
• credit crunch 信用紧缩
• Big Crunch 内向爆聚

近反义词

【近义词】

• munch 大声咀嚼
• champ 大声地嚼
• chew 咀嚼
• chomp 大声地咀嚼
• crisis 危机
• critical point 临界点
• critical situation 重大局面
• crux 关键
• head 头部
• moment of truth 斗牛中的最后一剑...
• conjuncture 结合
• crumple （使)起皱
• gnash 咬(牙切齿)
• grind 磨
• crush 压碎
• crackle 发劈啪声
• scraunch 发嘎吱嘎吱声...
• bray 驴叫声
• mash 麦芽浆
• compaction 压缩
• craunch 嘎扎嘎扎的咬嚼...
• scranch 发嘎吱嘎吱声...
• cranch 嘎扎嘎扎的咬嚼...
• comminute 使成粉末