crunchable

英[krʌntʃ] 美[krʌntʃ]
  • 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
crunchable crunched crunched crunching crunches
  • crumpled adj.弯扭的;变皱的动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式.
  • indicator n.指示器;指示剂;指示牌;【统计学】指标;【计】指示符
  • newspaper n.报纸;新闻纸
    v. (动词)
    1. vt. & vi. 嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼 crush (food) noisily with teeth
    2. vi. 嘎吱作响 make a noise like the sound of sth being crushed
    n. (名词)
    1. [S]嘎吱的响声 a crunching sound
    2. [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:
  1. the sound of something crunching;

    "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"

  2. 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"

  3. the act of crushing

Verb:
  1. make a crushing noise;

    "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"

  2. press or grind with a crushing noise

  3. chew noisily;

    "The children crunched the celery sticks"

  4. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading;

    "grind the spices in a mortar"
    "mash the garlic"

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. The frozen snow crunched under our feet.
      冻结的雪在我们的脚下嘎吱作响。
    2. The wheels crunched the gravel.
      车轮碾在碎石上嘎吱嘎吱地响。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. There was a crunch as he bit the apple.
      在他咬苹果时,发出嘎扎一响。
    2. He was caught in a financial crunch.
      他陷入财政危机。
    3. We are today facing a serious credit crunch.
      我们今日正面对严重的信贷困难。
    4. When it comes to the crunch they will support us.
      到紧要关头他们会支持我们的。
    5. 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。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作不及物动词 S+~(+A)
    1. His leather boots crunched on the frozen snow.
      他的皮靴踩在冻雪上嘎吱作响。
    2. 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。
    用作及物动词 S+ ~+n./pron.
    1. He sat there crunching his cornflakes and reading the newspaper.
      他坐在那儿一边看报,一边嘎吱嘎吱地嚼着玉米片。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. 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。
    2. His spade cleaved the firm sand with a satisfying crunch.
      他的锹凿开了坚实的砂土,发出令人舒心的嘎扎声。
    3. When it comes to the crunch she always supports me.
      一到紧要关头她总是支持我。