crunch
noun
verb
krʌntʃ
noun
1
a
noise
like
the
sound
of
something
being
crushed
嘎吱嘎吱的声音
singular 单数
The
only
sound
was
the
crunch
of
tyres
on
gravel.
唯一的声音是轮胎压在砂砾上的嘎吱声。
2
a
difficult
situation
caused
by
a
lack
of
something,
especially
money
or
time
[美] 〔尤指缺乏金钱或时间造成的〕困难局面，困境
C, singular 单数 | AmE
Three
new
teachers
were
hired
to
help
ease
the
crunch.
新聘了三名教师以助解困。
cash/budget/financial
etc
crunch
Cost
cutting
had
enabled
the
organization
to
survive
a
previous
cash
crunch.
削减成本使得该机构渡过了早前资金短缺的难关。
3
the crunch crunch time
also
又作
an
important
time,
especially
one
when
a
difficult
decision
has
to
be
made
关键时刻，需要作出困难决定时
AmE
The
crunch
came
when
my
bank
asked
for
my
credit
card
back.
银行要收回我的信用卡，事情就变得非常紧急。
When
it
came
to
the
crunch
,
she
couldn’t
agree
to
marry
him.
到了关键时刻，她又不肯同意嫁给他。
4
an
exercise
in
which
you
lie
on
your
back
and
lift
your
head
and
shoulders
off
the
ground
to
make
your
stomach
muscles
strong
仰卧起坐〔一种锻炼腹肌的运动方式〕;
C
verb
5
to
make
a
sound
like
something
being
crushed
嘎吱作响
I
Their
boots
crunched
loudly
on
the
frozen
snow.
他们的靴子踩在冰冻的雪上发出嘎吱嘎吱的响声。
6
to
eat
hard
food
in
a
way
that
makes
a
noise
嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼
I always + adv/prep, T
[+
on
]
The
dog
was
crunching
on
a
bone.
这条狗在嘎吱嘎吱地啃骨头。
7
crunch (the) numbers
to
do
a
lot
of
calculations
in
order
to
find
an
answer
〔为找出答案而〕进行大量运算
The
computer
will
crunch
all
the
numbers
to
determine
the
final
score.
计算机会对所有数字进行计算，算出最后的分数。