crunch
英 [kr?n(t)?]
美[kr?nt?]
- 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
CET6+TEM8中低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?crunches;第三人稱單數(shù):?crunches;過去式:?crunched;過去分詞:?crunched;現(xiàn)在分詞:?crunching;
助記提示
1. 同為擬聲詞：crunch和crack模擬的聲音具有相近性，所以其構(gòu)造出的單詞也就有相近性，因此應(yīng)該進(jìn)行對(duì)比記憶，以便更好地記憶、理解單詞。
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
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