crunch

[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
v.处理(数据)

例句与用法:

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。

There was a crunch as he bit the apple.

在他咬苹果时,发出嘎扎一响。

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。

词形变化:

形容词: crunchable | 动词过去式: crunched | 动词过去分词: crunched | 动词现在分词: crunching | 动词第三人称单数: crunches |

详细释义:

vt.

1. 嘎吱作响地咬嚼

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。

2. 嘎扎嘎扎地碾(或踩、压)过

vi.

1. 嘎吱作响地咀嚼[(+on)]

2. 嘎扎嘎扎地碾(或踩、压)过

Our feet crunched on the frozen snow.

我们的双脚嘎吱作响地踩着冰冻的雪地。

n.

1. 嘎吱吱的声音; 咬嚼声[U][S1]

2. 艰难局面; 财政困难; 短缺[U][S1]

an energy crunch

能源危机

3. 【口】关键时刻; 危机[the S]

When it comes to the crunch they will support us.

到紧要关头他们会支持我们的。


短语词组:

when it comes to the crunch

1. 当关键时刻到来时

They're against our plan now but when it comes to the crunch they'll support us.

现在他们是反对我们的计划, 但到关键时刻会支持我们的。