crunch
- n. 咬碎,咬碎聲;扎扎地踏
- vt. 壓碎;嘎扎嘎扎的咬嚼;扎扎地踏過
- vi. 嘎吱作響地咀嚼;嘎吱嘎吱地踏過
詞態(tài)變化
助記提示
2. 以cr-\cl-開頭的有很多擬聲詞,其結(jié)尾多為:-sh, -k, -ck, -ch.
中文詞源
擬聲詞。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. If it comes to the crunch, I'll resign over this.
- 必要時(shí),我會(huì)為此而辭職。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He can rely on my support when the crunch comes.
- 關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻,他可以依靠我的支持。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The Prime Minister is expected to call a crunch meeting on Monday.
- 預(yù)計(jì)首相將于周一召開緊急會(huì)議。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. She heard the crunch of tires on the gravel driveway.
- 她聽到輪胎軋過石子鋪成的車道,發(fā)出嘎吱聲。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Tomorrow, though, is the crunch.
- 明天可就是緊要關(guān)頭了。
來自柯林斯例句