4周搞定2000+托福核心词
crunch
常考释义
vt. 使发出嘎吱嘎吱的声音
He wandered through dimly lit hallways, crunching broken glass.
他漫无目的地穿过昏暗的走廊，把碎玻璃踩得嘎吱嘎吱作响。
vt. 嘎吱嘎吱地嚼
Like most dogs, she loved to crunch bones.
她像大多数狗一样，非常喜欢嘎吱嘎吱地啃骨头。
She sucked an ice cube into her mouth, and crunched it loudly.
她吸了块冰块到嘴里，嘎嘣嘎嘣地大声嚼着。
vt. 把…压碎；把…揉成一团
He crunched the sheet of paper in his hand.
他把那张纸在手里揉成一团。
vt. 用计算机计算
Officials were still crunching numbers yesterday.
昨天官员们还在用计算机计算。
I pored over the books with great enthusiasm, often crunching the numbers until 1:00 a.m.
我兴致勃勃地研究这些账簿，经常用计算机算到凌晨1点。
vi. 发出嘎吱嘎吱的声音
The car moved off, gravel crunching beneath its tyres.
车开走了，轮胎轧过碎石发出嘎吱嘎吱的声音。
There was the crunch of footsteps.
传来了嗄吱嗄吱的脚步声。
n. 关键时刻；紧要关头
Tomorrow, though, is the crunch.
明天可就是紧要关头了。
He can rely on my support when the crunch comes.
关键时刻他可以依靠我的支持。
One problem is that many managers are actually softies when it comes to the crunch.
一个问题是，到了关键时刻许多经理却表现得很软弱。
If it comes to the crunch I'll resign.
迫不得已的时候我会辞职。
n. 危机；财政困难
The U.N. is facing a cash crunch.
联合国面临着现金短缺问题。
a financial crunch that could threaten the company's future
可能会影响公司未来发展的资金紧缺问题
n. 嘎吱嘎吱的声音；嘎吱作响
She heard the crunch of tires on the gravel driveway.
她听到车轮在碎石车道上碾过时发出的嘎吱嘎吱的声音。
I heard a loud crunch as the truck ran into the wall.
卡车撞到墙时，我听到一声大的嘎吱响。
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