crunch
英 [krʌntʃ]
美 [krʌntʃ]
- n. 咬碎,咬碎声;扎扎地踏
- vt. 压碎;嘎扎嘎扎的咬嚼;扎扎地踏过
- vi. 嘎吱作响地咀嚼;嘎吱嘎吱地踏过
1. 同为拟声词:crunch和crack模拟的声音具有相近性,所以其构造出的单词也就有相近性,因此应该进行对比记忆,以便更好地记忆、理解单词。
2. 以cr-\cl-开头的有很多拟声词,其结尾多为:-sh, -k, -ck, -ch.
- crunch (v.)
- 1814, from craunch (1630s), probably of imitative origin. Related: Crunched; crunching. The noun is 1836, from the verb; the sense of "critical moment" was popularized 1939 by Winston Churchill, who had used it in his 1938 biography of Marlborough.
- 1. If it comes to the crunch, I'll resign over this.
- 必要时,我会为此而辞职。
- 2. He can rely on my support when the crunch comes.
- 关键时刻,他可以依靠我的支持。
- 3. 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。
- 4. 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。
- 5. Tomorrow, though, is the crunch.
- 明天可就是紧要关头了。