crunch
- v.(嘎吱嘎吱地)嚼;(使)发出碎裂声;（快速大量地）处理信息;(在路上)行进发出响声
- n.短缺;困境;(突发的)不足;紧要关头;碎裂声;症结;压碎声;(尤指)缺钱;令人不快的重要消息
- adj.(会议、体育竞赛等)至关重要的;最后一线胜机的
复数： crunches 过去式： crunched 现在分词： crunching 过去分词： crunched 第三人称单数： crunches
crunchnoun
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。
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会行动。
The crunch is that we can't afford to go abroad this year.
症结在于我们今年担负不起出国的费用。
（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
预算金额 / 能源 / 住房短缺
verb
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。
（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。
（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。
（快速大量地）处理信息；数字捣弄
to deal with large amounts of data very quickly
彻底压碎（或碾碎）
to crush sth completely
He crunched up the empty pack and threw it out of the window.
他把小空纸包揉成一团丢出了窗外。
adj.
only before noun（会议、体育竞赛等）至关重要的，最后一线胜机的
a crunch 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
crunch
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VERB 嘎吱嘎吱地嚼
If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth.She sucked an ice cube into her mouth, and crunched it loudly...
她吸了块冰块到嘴里，嘎嘣嘎嘣地大声嚼着。
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V-ERG (使)发出碎裂声;(使)嘎吱作响
If something crunches or if you crunch it, it makes a breaking or crushing noise, for example when you step on it.A piece of china crunched under my foot...
我踩碎了一块瓷片。
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VERB (在小石子铺成的路上)嘎吱嘎吱地行进
If you crunch across a surface made of very small stones, you move across it causing it to make a crunching noise.I crunched across the gravel.
我嘎吱嘎吱地走过石子路。
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N-SING 紧要关头;重要事件
You can refer to an important time or event, for example when an important decision has to be made, as the crunch .Tomorrow, though, is the crunch...
明天可就是紧要关头了。
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VERB (用计算器或计算机大量地)处理(数字)
To crunch numbers means to do a lot of calculations using a calculator or computer.I pored over the books with great enthusiasm, often crunching the numbers until 1:00 a.m.
我兴致勃勃地研究这些账簿，经常计算到凌晨1点。
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N-COUNT 缺少资金;经济收缩;财政困难
A situation in which a business or economy has very little money can be referred to as a crunch .The UN is facing a cash crunch.
联合国面临着现金短缺问题。
noun
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- the act of crushing
- Synonym: crush compaction
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- the sound of something crunching
- he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path
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- 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
verb
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- reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
- grind the spices in a mortar
- mash the garlic
- Synonym: grind mash bray comminute
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- make a crushing noise
- his shoes were crunching on the gravel
- Synonym: scranch scraunch crackle
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- chew noisily
- The children crunched the celery sticks
- Synonym: munch
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- press or grind with a crushing noise
- Synonym: cranch craunch grind
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She sucked an ice cube into her mouth , and crunched it loudly
她吸了块冰块到嘴里，嘎嘣嘎嘣地大声嚼着。
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I can 't bear the way she crunches the sugar .
我简直看不惯她嚼糖的那副样子。
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The crunch is that we can 't afford to go abroad this year .
症结在于我们今年担负不起出国的费用。
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The crunch came when she returned from America .
她从美国回来以后，危机就出现了。
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I crunched across the gravel to the front door .
我嘎吱嘎吱走过石子路来到前门。
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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。
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The snow crunched under our feet .
积雪在我们脚下嘎吱作响。
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He can rely on my support when the crunch comes
关键时刻，他可以依靠我的支持。
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The computer does most of the number crunching .
计算机会完成大部分运算。
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The Prime Minister is expected to call a crunch meeting on Monday .
预计首相将于周一召开紧急会议。
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He crunched the sheets of paper in his hands .
他把那沓纸揉得嚓嚓响。
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I signed in and crunched across the gravel to my room .
我签到后嘎吱嘎吱走过石子路来到我的房间。
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The room was silent except for John 's crunching
屋子里一片寂静，只有约翰发出的咀嚼声。
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Tomorrow , though , is the crunch
明天可就是紧要关头了。
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The UN is facing a cash crunch .
联合国面临着现金短缺问题。
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I pored over the books with great enthusiasm , often crunching the numbers until 1:00 a.m.
我兴致勃勃地研究这些账簿，经常计算到凌晨1点。
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I crunched across the gravel .
我嘎吱嘎吱地走过石子路。
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Richard crunched into the apple .
理查德咬了一口苹果。
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He crunched through the crisp snow .
他咯吱咯吱地踏雪行进着。
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When it comes to the crunch she always supports me .
一到紧要关头她总是支持我。
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The industry suffered particularly badly in the credit crunch .
清洁能源工业在信用紧缩中受害尤甚。
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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。
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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。
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His leather boots crunched on the frozen snow .
他的皮靴踩在冻雪上嘎吱作响。
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If it comes to the crunch they 'll support us .
关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
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The pebbles of the drive crunched under his feet .
汽车道上的小石子在他脚底下喀嚓作响。
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Crunches with a twisting motion ( to hit obliques ) are excellent .
做仰卧起坐时加上转体动作更好
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The horses were crunching their straw at their manger .
这些马在嘎吱嘎吱地吃槽里的草
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He crunched his cookies and slurped his tea .
他嘎吱嘎吱地咬着饼干，咕噜咕噜地喝茶
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There are now many too many books on the credit crunch .
现在有很多关于信贷危机的书，简直太多了。
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