Crunch
[ krʌntʃ ]
公共 Public
vt. 嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼;嘎吱嘎吱地压，碾，跺;[俚]运行，处理;
vi. 嘎吱嘎吱地咀嚼;嘎吱嘎吱地动;发嘎吱嘎吱声;
n. 嘎吱声;决定性冲突;危急情况;经济收缩;
📝 例句
There was the crunch of footsteps.
传来了嗄吱嗄吱的脚步声。
Credit crunch; Fund shortage
头寸紧
A year - end crunch;an energy crunch.
年底的危急状况；能源危机
People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.
看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。
an energy crunch
能源危机
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
crunch
(also scrunch) v
1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) crush sth noisily with the teeth when eating 嘎吱嘎吱地咬或嚼某物
crunch peanuts, biscuits, etc 嚼花生、 饼乾等
The dog was crunching a bone. 那只狗在啃一块骨头.
2 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) make a harsh grating noise （使某物）发出刺耳的碎裂声
The frozen snow crunched under our feet. 冻结的雪在我们的脚下嘎吱作响.
The wheels crunched the gravel. 车轮碾在碎石上嘎吱嘎吱地响. crunch, n
1 (also scrunch) (usu sing 通常作单数) noise made by crunching; act of crunching 碎裂声; 使发出碎裂声的动作
There was a crunch as he bit the apple. 在他咬苹果时, 发出嘎扎一响.
2 (idm 习语) if/when it comes to the `crunch; if/when the `crunch comes if/when the decisive moment comes 当关键时刻到来时
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.
🔁 扩展释义
*[krʌntʃ]vt. 嘎吱嘎吱的咬嚼, 压碎, 嘎吱嘎吱地踏过vi. 嘎吱嘎吱的咬嚼, 压碎, 嘎吱嘎吱地踏过n. 咬碎, 咬碎声【医】 磨擦音
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I don't believe in cyber romance.
我不相信网络情缘。
Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can.
尽力而为，尽力节约，尽力施舍。
The shuttle Endeavour will be taking the astronauts to the Hubble.
“奋进”号航天飞机将把宇航员送上哈勃。