| [/krʌntʃ; krʌntʃ/] (also scrunch) v 用法:
1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) crush sth noisily with the teeth when eating 嘎吱嘎吱地咬或嚼某物:
crunch peanuts, biscuits, etc 嚼花生、 饼乾等 *
The dog was crunching a bone. 那只狗在啃一块骨头. 用法:
2 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) make a harsh grating noise （使某物）发出刺耳的碎裂声:
The frozen snow crunched under our feet. 冻结的雪在我们的脚下嘎吱作响. *
The wheels crunched the gravel. 车轮碾在碎石上嘎吱嘎吱地响. crunch 2
n 用法:
1 (also scrunch) (usu sing 通常作单数) noise made by crunching; act of crunching 碎裂声; 使发出碎裂声的动作:
There was a crunch as he bit the apple. 在他咬苹果时, 发出嘎扎一响. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) if/when it comes to the `crunch; if/when the `crunch comes if/when the decisive moment comes 当关键时刻到来时:
He always says he'll help, but when it comes to the crunch, he does nothing. 他口口声声说他一定帮忙, 然而事到临头他什麽也不帮. |