v.动词
vt. & vi. 嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼crush food noisily with teeth
vi. 嘎吱作响make a noise like the sound of sth being crushed
n.名词
S嘎吱的响声a crunching sound
S需要作出重要决策的困难时刻a difficult moment when sth important must be decided
Noun:
the sound of something crunching;he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path
a critical situation that arises because of a shortage as a shortage of time or money or resources;an end-of-the year crunch
a financial crunch
the act of crushing
Verb:
make a crushing noise;his shoes were crunching on the gravel
press or grind with a crushing noisechew noisily;The children crunched the celery sticks
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading;grind the spices in a mortar
mash the garlic
crunch seal陶瓷封接when it comes to the crunch1.number crunching数据捣弄credit crunch信用紧缩Big Crunch内向爆聚
近义词 grind磨chew咀嚼crux关键head头部crush压碎crisis危机bray驴叫声mash 麦芽浆munch大声咀嚼champ大声地嚼compaction压缩chomp大声地咀嚼conjuncture结合gnash咬牙切齿crackle发劈啪声crumple（使)起皱comminute使成粉末critical point临界点scranch发嘎吱嘎吱声…scraunch发嘎吱嘎吱声…cranch嘎扎嘎扎的咬嚼…craunch嘎扎嘎扎的咬嚼…critical situation重大局面moment of truth斗牛中的最后一剑…
用作动词v.
用作不及物动词
S+～+AHis leather boots crunched on the frozen snow.他的皮靴踩在冻雪上嘎吱作响。
The greedy boy was crunching on a hard and dry piece of toast.那个贪吃的男孩正嘎吱嘎吱地嚼一片烤过的脆面包。
用作及物动词
S+ ～+n./pron.He sat there crunching his cornflakes and reading the newspaper.他坐在那儿一边看报，一边嘎吱嘎吱地嚼着玉米片。用作名词n.We heard the crunch of wheels on the gravel drive.我们听到车轮碾过石子路时发出的嘎吱声。
His spade cleaved the firm sand with a satisfying crunch.他的锹凿开了坚实的砂土，发出令人舒心的嘎扎声。
When it comes to the crunch she always supports me.一到紧要关头她总是支持我。
名词87%,动词13%
用作动词The frozen snowcrunchedunder our feet.冻结的雪在我们的脚下嘎吱作响。
The wheelscrunchedthe gravel.车轮碾在碎石上嘎吱嘎吱地响。用作名词⎤