| 词汇 | crunch |
| 释义 | crunch verb[ I or T ] uk /krʌntʃ/ us /krʌntʃ/ to crush hard food loudly between the teeth, or to make a sound as if something is being crushed or broken: 嘎吱地咬嚼;嘎吱作响 crunch onShe was crunching noisily on an apple.她嘎吱嘎吱地嚼着苹果。 The gravel crunched underfoot as we walked up to the house.我们向房子走去，脚下的砾石嚓嚓作响。 Compare munchverb to chew food chewMake sure you chew your food thoroughly. biteShe bit into the apple. nibbleShe nibbled on peanuts while waiting for her dinner to cook. munchHe munched popcorn throughout the whole film. crunchShe was crunching on an apple. chompHe was chomping a chocolate bar. Biting, chewing & swallowing bit bite biter champ chew chew on something chomp dunk gnaw lick masticate mastication masticatory munch peck at something rumination suck unbitten unchewable You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Sounds made by objects, movement or impact Sounds made by humans with their mouths Idiomcrunch (the) numbers crunch noun uk /krʌntʃ/ us /krʌntʃ/ crunchnoun (SOUND)[ Cusually singular ] the sound of hard food being crushed between the teeth, or like something being crushed or broken: 嘎吱的声音 The woods were silent apart from the crunch of our feet in the snow.树林里一片寂静，只有我们踩在雪地上的嘎吱嘎吱声。 Sounds made by objects, movement or impact bang around bleep boop choo-choo chuff clap along click away honk peal resonance rumble spit squeak susurrus swoosh thrum thunk tick-tock ticking whisper crunchnoun (DIFFICULTY)the crunch[ S ]informal a difficult situation that forces you to make a decision or do something: 严峻的形势；紧要关头；需要作出艰难抉择的时刻 the crunch comesWhen the crunch comes we will find out which side he is on. The crunch came when she was forced to choose between her marriage and her career.关键时刻到了，她不得不在婚姻和事业之间作出选择。 Here was the crunch: if she didn't tell the police what she knew, someone could get hurt. This is the crunch time for him — he has to act before it's too late. when it comes to the crunchinformal(alsoif it comes to the crunch) when or if a situation becomes extremely serious and a decision must be made: When it comes to the crunch, you won't have time to think about what to do next. Turning points & deciding moments be at a crossroadsidiom boiling point breakthrough brink climax coming of age D-Day defining moment drop-dead date edge flashpoint if/when it comes to the crunchidiom landmark milestone moment point of no return red-letter day the moment of truthidiom volte-face watershed You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences crunchnoun (EXERCISE)[ Cusually plural ] an exercise in which you lie on your back on the floor with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor, and then raise your head and shoulders: 增强腹肌的锻炼;仰卧起坐 Doing crunches every day strengthens your abdominal muscles.每天练习仰卧起坐可以增强腹部肌肉。 Hendrik Sulaiman/EyeEm/GettyImages Exercising & training active recovery aerial yoga aerobic aerobic exercise aerobicize dumbbell gym bunny gym rat health spa heavy bag HIIT jogger rope climb rope climbing rowing machine run on the spotphrase Russian twist slimmer step aerobics weightlifting Idiomif/when it comes to the crunch crunch | American Dictionarycrunch verb us/krʌntʃ/ crunchverb (MAKE NOISE)[ I/T ] to crush hard food loudly between the teeth, or to make a sound as if something is being crushed or broken: [ I ]She was crunching noisily on an apple. [ I ]The gravel crunched underfoot as we walked up the path. crunchverb (CALCULATE)[ T ] to calculate numbers or process information: The project seems worthwhile, but you have to crunch the numbers to see if it’s affordable. crunch noun[ C/U ] us/krʌntʃ/ crunchnoun[C/U] (DIFFICULTY)[ C/U ]slang a difficult situation which forces you to make a decision or act: 'The state faces a financial crunch. crunchnoun[C/U] (NOISE)[ Cusually sing ] a noise that sounds as if something is being crushed or broken: We heard a loud crunch as the car hit the wall. crunch | Business Englishcrunch noun[ C,usually singular ] uk /krʌnʃ/us a situation in which there is not enough of something: Humanity is heading for an energy crunch within a very few years. a crunch happens/occurs The crunch occurred because irresponsible lending led to a huge debt bubble. If we want to avoid a recurrence of this present crunch, we need to understand why it happened. Numerous agencies are starting to feel the crunch from operating for four months at or below last year's levels. See also cash crunch credit crunch if/when it comes to the crunch when a situation becomes extremely serious and a decision must be made: If it comes to the crunch, we'll have no alternative but to sell up. crunch verb[ T ] uk /krʌnʃ/us crunch (the) numbers to deal with data by performing a large number of calculations: We hired a major accounting firm to crunch the numbers. We believe we have made a profit, but we haven't crunched the numbers yet. See also number cruncher Examples of crunchcrunch Our complaint is that there are no crunches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We could hear them crunching into the wreckage ahead. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In those few remarks there are a number of "crunches". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All these figures have been number-crunched through the various computers which economists use. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No one ever plans for the crunches; if we look back at economic history, people did not seem them coming and plan accordingly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The twin sisters were world champions and packed crunching punching power and a good chin. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A grotesque looking automaton that looked like several steel sheets had been crunched together to form a humanoid appearance. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Similar to a half-tracked dune buggy, it has a pair of crunching spiked wheels at the front that lift on a single arm. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The ranking was produced by crunching state and national test data. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The site builds data-driven tools and crunches numbers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The computer crunched numbers, not words, until writers saw it as the next writing machine. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Any crunches completed after the two-minute time limit are not counted and do not add to the score. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Supercomputers are used for scientific and engineering problems (high-performance computing) which are data crunching and number crunching, while mainframes are used for transaction processing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Do not attempt these bone crunching, skin splitting stunts under any circumstances. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They later categorized the searches and did some number crunching. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of crunch These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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