crunch
- 英式英标[krʌntʃ]
- 美式音标[krʌn(t)ʃ]
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
英文词源
- 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.
中文解释
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.
实用例句
- 1. If it comes to the crunch, I'll resign over this.
- 必要时，我会为此而辞职。
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- 2. 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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- 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。
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- 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。
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- 5. Tomorrow, though, is the crunch.
- 明天可就是紧要关头了。
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