| 释义 |
- n.嚼；〔方言〕碎屑；嘎扎嘎扎的响声；〔美俚〕摊牌(时刻)
- v.嘎扎嘎扎地咀嚼(饼干等)
- adj.最后一线胜机的
- 网络关键时刻；吱嘎吱嘎咬或嚼某物；危机
现在分词：crunching 过去式：crunched 第三人称单数：crunches n. crisis,critical point,critical situation,crux,head 1. | [c][ususing] 压碎声；碎裂声a noise like the sound of sth firm being crushed |
| the crunch of feet on snow 脚踩着雪发出的嘎吱嘎吱声 | | The car drew up with a crunch of gravel. 那辆汽车在沙砾路上嘎吱一声停了下来。 |
2. | [sing] (informal) 紧要关头；困境；症结；令人不快的重要消息an important and often unpleasant situation or piece of information |
| The crunch came when she returned from America. 她从美国回来以后，危机就出现了。 | | He always says he'll help but when it comes to the crunch(= when it is time for action) he does nothing. 他口口声声说一定帮忙，然而到关键时候却不行动。 | | The crunch is that we can't afford to go abroad this year. 症结在于我们今年负担不起出国的费用。 |
3. | [c][ususing] （突发的）不足，短缺；（尤指）缺钱a situation in which there is suddenly not enough of sth, especially money |
| a budget/energy/housing crunch 预算╱能源╱住房短缺 |
1. | [t][i] ~ (on) sth 嘎吱嘎吱地嚼to crush sth noisily between your teeth when you are eating |
| She crunched her apple noisily. 她吃苹果发出嘎嚓嘎嚓的声音。 |
2. | [i][t] ~ (sth) （使）发出碎裂声to make or cause sth to make a noise like sth hard being crushed |
| The snow crunched under our feet. 积雪在我们脚下嘎吱作响。 |
3. | [i] + adv./prep. （在路上）行进发出响声to move over a surface, making a loud crushing noise |
| I crunched across the gravel to the front door. 我嘎吱嘎吱走过石子路来到前门。 |
4. | [t] ~ sth （快速大量地）处理信息；数字捣弄to deal with large amounts of data very quickly |
1. | [obn] (informal) （会议、体育竞赛等）至关重要的，最后一线胜机的acrunch meeting, sports game, etc. is very important and may be the last chance to succeed |
| Sunday's crunch game with Leeds 星期天与利兹队决一雌雄的比赛 |
v. | 1. 嘎扎嘎扎地咀嚼(饼干等);(车轮,皮靴等)嘎喳嘎喳地(在砂砾路上)碾过[踏过] | n. | 2. 〔美俚〕摊牌(时刻),紧要[决定性]关头;困境;(经济等)紧缩状态 |
v. | 1. to crush crisp foods audibly with the teeth 2. to make a noisy scrunching sound, or cause something to make such a sound 3. to process data or numbers at high speed 4. to bite hard food, causing it to make a loud noise 5. to make a noise like something being crushed 6. if you crunch numbers, you do a lot of calculations 1. to crush crisp foods audibly with the teeth 2. to make a noisy scrunching sound, or cause something to make such a sound 3. to process data or numbers at high speed 4. to bite hard food, causing it to make a loud noise 5. to make a noise like something being crushed 6. if you crunch numbers, you do a lot of calculations | n. | 1. a loud short sound made when something is crushed 2. a critical time or situation, especially one when a decision or action must be taken 3. an emergency or crisis, especially one caused by a shortage of money or other resources 4. a form of sit-up in which the body is only partially raised, intended to strengthen the abdominal muscles 5. the loud noise that something hard makes when you bite it 6. the time when something important or difficult happens or must be decided 7. a situation that is very difficult because you do not have enough of something, especially time or money 1. a loud short sound made when something is crushed 2. a critical time or situation, especially one when a decision or action must be taken 3. an emergency or crisis, especially one caused by a shortage of money or other resources 4. a form of sit-up in which the body is only partially raised, intended to strengthen the abdominal muscles 5. the loud noise that something hard makes when you bite it 6. the time when something important or difficult happens or must be decided 7. a situation that is very difficult because you do not have enough of something, especially time or money |
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