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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 (1) 冻结的雪在我们的脚下嘎吱作响。(2) 车轮碾在碎石上嘎吱嘎吱地响。(3) 在他咬苹果时，发出嘎扎一响。(4) 他陷入财政危机。(5) 我们今日正面对严重的信贷困难。(6) 到紧要关头他们会支持我们的。(7) 他口口声声说他一定帮忙，然而事到临头他什麽也不帮。 A horse might crunch an apple, and on a summer day you might drink a glass of iced tea and crunch the ice between your teeth. You could also describe the sound of gravel underneath the wheels of a car or feet walking in fresh snow as a crunch. A figurative crunch is a deadline or crisis: "When it came to the crunch, I just voted for the person who would do the least harm."

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英 [krʌntʃ] 美 [krʌntʃ] (1) The frozen snow crunched under our feet.(2) The wheels crunched the gravel.(3) There was a crunch as he bit the apple.(4) He was caught in a financial crunch.(5) We are today facing a serious credit crunch.(6) When it comes to the crunch they will support us.(7) He always says he'll help, but when it comes to the crunch, he does nothing. When you crunch something, you grind it into tiny pieces, often with your teeth. You can also crunch whole spices into smaller bits with a mortar and pestle. 1[VERB 动词]嘎吱嘎吱地嚼 If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth.   [V n]  [V into/on n]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。Richard crunched into the apple.理查德咬了一口苹果。2[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](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.   [V]  [V n]A piece of china crunched under my foot...我踩碎了一块瓷片。He crunched the sheets of paper in his hands.他把那沓纸揉得嚓嚓响。Crunch is also a noun.She heard the crunch of tires on the gravel driveway.她听到轮胎轧过石子铺成的车道，发出嘎吱声。3[VERB 动词](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.   [V prep/adv]I crunched across the gravel.我嘎吱嘎吱地走过石子路。...wheels crunching over a stony surface.嘎吱嘎吱地驶过石头路面的车轮4[N-SING 单数名词]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 .   [usu the N]  [V inflects]Tomorrow, though, is the crunch...明天可就是紧要关头了。He can rely on my support when the crunch comes...关键时刻，他可以依靠我的支持。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。If you say that something will happen if or when it comes to the crunch, you mean that it will happen if or when the time comes when something has to be done.到了必要时刻；到了关键时刻If it comes to the crunch, I'll resign over this.必要时，我会为此而辞职。5[VERB 动词](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.   [V n]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。6[N-COUNT 可数名词]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 .   [usu supp N]  [BUSINESS 商]The UN is facing a cash crunch.联合国面临着现金短缺问题。...a financial crunch that could threaten the company's future.可能会威胁到该公司前途的财政危机

英语单词	crunch
英美音标	英 [krʌntʃ] 美 [krʌntʃ]
中文释义	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
英语例句	(1) The frozen snow crunched under our feet. (2) The wheels crunched the gravel. (3) There was a crunch as he bit the apple. (4) He was caught in a financial crunch. (5) We are today facing a serious credit crunch. (6) When it comes to the crunch they will support us. (7) He always says he'll help, but when it comes to the crunch, he does nothing.
中文例句	(1) 冻结的雪在我们的脚下嘎吱作响。 (2) 车轮碾在碎石上嘎吱嘎吱地响。 (3) 在他咬苹果时，发出嘎扎一响。 (4) 他陷入财政危机。 (5) 我们今日正面对严重的信贷困难。 (6) 到紧要关头他们会支持我们的。 (7) 他口口声声说他一定帮忙，然而事到临头他什麽也不帮。
vocabulary简明	When you crunch something, you grind it into tiny pieces, often with your teeth. You can also crunch whole spices into smaller bits with a mortar and pestle.
vocabulary扩展	A horse might crunch an apple, and on a summer day you might drink a glass of iced tea and crunch the ice between your teeth. You could also describe the sound of gravel underneath the wheels of a car or feet walking in fresh snow as a crunch. A figurative crunch is a deadline or crisis: "When it came to the crunch, I just voted for the person who would do the least harm."
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]嘎吱嘎吱地嚼 If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth. [V n] [V into/on n] 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。 Richard crunched into the apple. 理查德咬了一口苹果。 2 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](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. [V] [V n] A piece of china crunched under my foot... 我踩碎了一块瓷片。 He crunched the sheets of paper in his hands. 他把那沓纸揉得嚓嚓响。 Crunch is also a noun. She heard the crunch of tires on the gravel driveway. 她听到轮胎轧过石子铺成的车道，发出嘎吱声。 3 [VERB 动词](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. [V prep/adv] I crunched across the gravel. 我嘎吱嘎吱地走过石子路。 ...wheels crunching over a stony surface. 嘎吱嘎吱地驶过石头路面的车轮 4 [N-SING 单数名词]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 . [usu the N] [V inflects] Tomorrow, though, is the crunch... 明天可就是紧要关头了。 He can rely on my support when the crunch comes... 关键时刻，他可以依靠我的支持。 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。 If you say that something will happen if or when it comes to the crunch, you mean that it will happen if or when the time comes when something has to be done.到了必要时刻；到了关键时刻 If it comes to the crunch, I'll resign over this. 必要时，我会为此而辞职。 5 [VERB 动词](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. [V n] 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。 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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 . [usu supp N] [BUSINESS 商] The UN is facing a cash crunch. 联合国面临着现金短缺问题。 ...a financial crunch that could threaten the company's future. 可能会威胁到该公司前途的财政危机

Crunch [V N Ed Teeth I Verb 动词