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🔑 crackBrE /kræk/NAmE /kræk/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they crack BrE /kræk/ NAmE /kræk/present simple - he / she / it cracks BrE /kræks/ NAmE /kræks/past simple cracked BrE /krækt/ NAmE /krækt/past participle cracked BrE /krækt/ NAmE /krækt/ -ing form cracking BrE /ˈkrækɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈkrækɪŋ/➤break 破裂🔑 [I, T] to break without dividing into separate parts; to break sth in this way 破裂；裂开；断裂◆The ice cracked as I stepped onto it. 我一踩冰就裂了。◆~ sthHe has cracked a bone in his arm. 他的手臂有一处骨裂。◆Her lips were dry and cracked. 她的嘴唇干裂了。🔑 [I, T] to break open or into pieces; to break sth in this way 砸开；破开；砸碎；打碎◆+ adv./prep. A chunk of the cliff had cracked off in a storm. 悬崖上的一块石头在暴风雨中崩塌下来。◆(figurative) His face cracked into a smile. 他脸上绽放了微笑。◆~ sthto crack a nut 把坚果砸开◆~ sth + adv./prep. She cracked an egg into the pan. 她往锅里打了一个鸡蛋。➤hit 击中 [T] ~ sth/sb (on/against sth) to hit sth/sb with a short hard blow 重击；猛击◆I cracked my head on the low ceiling. 我的头撞上了低矮的天花板。◆He cracked me on the head with a ruler. 他用尺子猛击我的头部。➤make sound 发出声音 [I, T] to make a sharp sound; to make sth do this （使）发出爆裂声，噼啪作响◆A shot cracked across the ridge. 一颗炮弹飞过山脊爆炸了。◆ [no passive] ~ sthHe cracked his whip and galloped away. 他抽响鞭子，策马飞奔而去。➤of voice 嗓音 [I] if your voice cracks, it changes in depth, volume, etc. suddenly and in a way that you cannot control （突然）变嘶哑，变沙哑◆In a voice cracking with emotion, he told us of his son's death. 他悲恸失声地告诉我们他儿子去世的消息。➤under pressure 在压力下 [I] to no longer be able to function normally because of pressure （因压力而）吃不消，崩溃，瓦解◆Things are terrible at work and people are cracking under the strain. 工作情况很糟糕，人们因过度紧张越来越吃不消了。◆They questioned him for days before he cracked. 他们审讯他多日后他就垮掉了。◆The old institutions are cracking. 旧的制度正在瓦解。➤find solution 找到解决方法 [T] ~ sthto find the solution to a problem, etc.; to find the way to do sth difficult 找到解决（难题等的）方法◆to crack the enemy's code 破译敌人的密码◆(informal) After a year in this job I think I've got it cracked! 干了一年后，我觉得我已知道怎样做这项工作了！➤stop sb/sth 阻止 [T] ~ sthto find a way of stopping or defeating a criminal or an enemy 阻止，打击，击败，战胜（罪犯或敌人）◆Police have cracked a major drugs ring. 警方破获了一个重大的贩毒集团。➤open bottle 开瓶 [T] ~ (open) a bottle(informal) to open a bottle, especially of wine, and drink it 开瓶；（尤指）开瓶饮酒➤a joke 玩笑 [T] ~ a joke(informal) to tell a joke 说（笑话）；开（玩笑） ●get ˈcracking(informal) to begin immediately and work quickly 立即大干起来 SYN get going ◆There's a lot to be done, so let's get cracking. 要做的工作很多，咱们马上就干吧。●not all, everything, etc. sb's cracked ˈup to be(informal) not as good as people say 不像人们说的那么好◆He's not nearly such a good writer as he's cracked up to be. 他远不是人们所说的那种优秀作家。●crack the ˈwhipto use your authority or power to make sb work very hard, usually by treating them in a strict way 压迫；役使●a hard/tough ˈnut (to ˈcrack)a difficult problem or situation to deal with 棘手的问题；不好对付的情形●use a ˌsledgehammer to crack a ˈnutto use more force than is necessary 抡着大锤砸核桃；杀鸡用牛刀 ●ˌcrack ˈdown (on sb/sth)to try harder to prevent an illegal activity and deal more severely with those who are caught doing it 竭力取缔；严厉打击；镇压◆Police are cracking down on drug dealers. 警方正在严厉打击毒品贩子。 ➡ related noun crackdown ●ˌcrack ˈon (with sth)(BrE, informal) to work hard at sth so that you finish it quickly; to pass or continue quickly （为尽快完成而）努力干；（急速）经过，穿过；快速继续下去◆If we crack on with the painting we should finish it today. 只要我们拼命干，今天应该就能刷完漆。◆Time was cracking on and we were nowhere near finished. 时间飞逝，可我们却远远没有完成。●ˌcrack ˈup(informal) to become ill, either physically or mentally, because of pressure （因压力造成身体或精神）垮掉，崩溃◆You'll crack up if you carry on working like this. 你再这样干下去，身体会垮掉的。to start laughing a lot 开始大笑起来◆He walked in and everyone just cracked up. 他一进来，人人都捧腹大笑起来。●ˌcrack sb ˈup(informal) to make sb laugh a lot 使大笑起来◆Gill's so funny, she just cracks me up. 吉尔滑稽极了，逗得我哈哈大笑。 🔑 crackBrE /kræk/NAmE /kræk/ noun➤break 裂缝🔑 [C] ~ (in sth) a line on the surface of sth where it has broken but not split into separate parts 裂纹；裂缝◆This cup has a crack in it. 这杯子有一道裂痕。◆Cracks began to appear in the walls. 墙壁开始出现裂缝了。◆(figurative) The cracks (= faults) in the government's economic policy are already beginning to show. 政府经济政策中的失误已开始显露出来。➤narrow opening 缝隙🔑 [C] a narrow space or opening 缝隙；狭缝；窄缝◆She peeped through the crack in the curtains. 她透过窗帘的缝隙窥视。◆The door opened a crack (= a small amount). 那门开了一条缝。➤sound 声响 [C] a sudden loud noise （突然的）爆裂声，噼啪声◆a crack of thunder 一声霹雳◆the sharp crack of a rifle shot 尖厉的步枪声➤hit 击中 [C] ~ (on sth) a sharp blow that can be heard （可听到响声的）重击，猛击◆She fell over and got a nasty crack on the head. 她跌倒了，脑袋重重地磕了一下。➤attempt 尝试 [C] ~ (at sth) | ~ (at doing sth) (informal) an occasion when you try to do sth 尝试；试做 SYN attempt ◆She hopes to have another crack at the world record this year. 她希望今年再一次冲击世界纪录。➤drug 毒品 (also ˌcrack coˈcaine) [U] a powerful, illegal drug that is a form of cocaine 强效可卡因◆a crack addict 吸强效可卡因成瘾的人➤joke 玩笑 [C] (informal) a joke, especially a critical one （尤指挖苦人的）玩笑，俏皮话◆He made a very unfair crack about her looks. 他开玩笑地损了一下她的长相，言语很是刻薄。➤conversation 交谈 (also craic) [U, sing.] (IrishE, informal) a good time; friendly, enjoyable talk 好时光；友好愉快的交谈◆Where's the crack tonight? 今晚去哪里逍遥？◆He's a person who enjoys a drink and a bit of crack. 他是个喜欢喝两杯又爱聊天的人。●at the crack of ˈdawn(informal) very early in the morning 黎明；破晓；清晨●a fair crack of the ˈwhip(BrE, informal) a reasonable opportunity to show that you can do sth （做某事的）适当机会◆I felt we weren't given a fair crack of the whip. 我觉得我们没有得到适当的机会。 🔑 crackBrE /kræk/NAmE /kræk/ adjective [only before noun] expert and highly trained; excellent at sth 训练有素的；技艺高超的；优秀的；一流的◆crack troops 精锐部队◆He's a crack shot (= accurate and skilled at shooting). 他是个神枪手。 |
