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NOUN. 名词1.?[C 可数名词] 嘎吱嘎吱的声音A crunch is a breaking or crushing noise made when you move across a surface made of very small stones. 双语例句例： She heard the crunch of tyres on the gravel driveway. 她听到车胎碾在碎石铺成的私家车道上发出的嘎吱声。 2.?[SING 单数型名词] 关键时刻You can refer to an important time or event, for example, when an important decision has to be made, as the crunch. 双语例句例： He can rely on my support when the crunch comes. 在关键时刻他会得到我的支持的。 3.?[C 可数名词] 财政困难A situation in which a business or economy has very little money can be referred to as a crunch. 双语例句例： The U.N. is facing a cash crunch. 联合国正面临着资金短缺。
VERB. 动词crunches , crunching , crunched 1.?[I 不及物动词] 嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼（某物） , 发出嘎吱声If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, or if it crunches, you crush it noisily between your teeth. 双语例句例： She sucked an ice cube into her mouth, and crunched it loudly. 她把一冰块儿含在嘴里，并嘎吱嘎吱地大声嚼起来。 2.?[I 不及物动词] 嘎吱嘎吱地碾或踩（某物） , 发出嘎吱声If something crunches or if you crunch it, it makes a breaking or crushing noise, for example, when you step on it. 双语例句例： A piece of china crunched under my foot. 一块瓷片在我的脚下发出嘎吱的响声。 3.?[I 不及物动词] 嘎吱嘎吱地走过If you crunch across a surface made of very small stones, you move across it causing it to make a crunching noise. 双语例句例： I crunched across the gravel. 我从石子上嘎吱嘎吱地走过。 4.?[T 及物动词] （用计算器或电脑）运算To crunch numbers means to do a lot of calculations using a calculator or computer. 双语例句例： I pored over the books with great enthusiasm, often crunching the numbers until 1:00 a.m. 我饶有兴趣地细读这些书，常常运算到凌晨1：00。
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