crunch
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
形容词：crunchable 过去式：crunched 过去分词：crunched 现在分词：crunching 第三人称单数：crunches
近义词：munch，champ，chew，chomp，crisis，criticalpoint，criticalsituation，crux，head，momentoftruth，conjuncture，crumple，gnash，grind，crush，crackle，scraunch，bray，mash，compaction，craunch，scranch，cranch，comminute，
双解释义
v.(动词)
- vt. & vi. 嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼 crush (food) noisily with teeth
- vi. 嘎吱作响 make a noise like the sound of sth being crushed
n.(名词)
- [S]嘎吱的响声 a crunching sound
- [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
- the sound of something crunching;
"he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"
- 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"
- the act of crushing
Verb
- make a crushing noise;
"his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
- press or grind with a crushing noise
- chew noisily;
"The children crunched the celery sticks"
- 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.)
- 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。
用作名词(n.)
- There was a crunch as he bit the apple.在他咬苹果时，发出嘎扎一响。
- He was caught in a financial crunch.他陷入财政危机。
- We are today facing a serious credit crunch.我们今日正面对严重的信贷困难。
- When it comes to the crunch they will support us.到紧要关头他们会支持我们的。
- 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。