1 VERB 嘎吱嘎吱地嚼 If you
crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth.
嘎吱嘎吱地嚼 -
She sucked an ice cube into her mouth, and crunched it loudly. [VERB noun]
她吸了块冰块到嘴里,嘎嘣嘎嘣地大声嚼着。
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Richard crunched into the apple. [V + into/on]
理查德咬了一口苹果。
2 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.
(使)发出碎裂声;(使)嘎吱作响 3 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.
(在小石子铺成的路上)嘎吱嘎吱地行进 4 N-SING [oft NOUN n] 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 .
紧要关头;重要事件 -
Tomorrow, though, is the crunch.
明天可就是紧要关头了。
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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 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 5 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.
(用计算器或计算机大量地)处理(数字) 6 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 .
缺少资金;经济收缩;财政困难 [business] View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years