crack
verb
uk/kræk/us/kræk/crackverb(BREAK)
B2[TorI]
tobreaksomething so that it does notseparate, but verythinlinesappearonitssurface, or tobecomebrokenin this way:
（使）破裂；（使）裂开；（使）产生裂纹Astonehitthewindowand cracked theglass.石块击中窗户，打裂了玻璃。
I cracked mytoothas Ifell.我摔倒时把牙齿磕了一道裂缝。
Thewallscracked and theroofcollapsedin theearthquake.地震中墙壁开裂，屋顶坍塌。
to break
- breakI didn't mean to break your phone.
- fractureLast year he fractured his skull.
- bustOne of the children has bust the computer.
- shatterThe ball hit the window and shattered it.
- smashI dropped the vase and it smashed.
- snapShe bent the ruler and it snapped.
[I]informal
tobecomementallyandphysicallyweak:
身心疲惫；神经崩溃Stress andoverworkarecausingteachersto crack(up).压力和过度劳累使老师们身心疲惫。
[I]informal
tofailas aresultofproblems:
出现隔阂，出现问题；失败Theirrelationshipbeganto crack(up)aftertheirchilddied.孩子夭折后，他们的关系开始出现问题。
to not work or happen as intended
- failWe tried our best, but ultimately the project failed.
- fall apartThings were going smoothly until we hired him, and now everything is falling apart.
- fall to piecesThe plan has potential, but unless we proceed carefully, it could fall to pieces.
- fall throughOur plans to visit fell through at the last minute.
- crackThe Liberal Party is cracking under the pressure of these allegations.
[I]
If someone cracks, thatpersonbeginstofeelweakandagreesthat they have beendefeated:
支持不住；崩溃，垮掉He cracked duringquestioningand told us where tofindthestolengoods.他经受不住盘问，向我们供出了赃物藏匿处。
- The newpaintis alreadystartingto crack andpeel.
- All thatjoltinghas cracked theeggs.
- Hefellover and cracked hisforeheadopenon thestone.
- Thecaractuallycracked theconcretewhere hedroveinto it.
Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- bobble
- bobbly
- break(something)off
- catch
- chip
- fall apart
- fall to piecesidiom
- fragment
- fragmentation
- fragmented
- frayed
- rip
- splinter
- split
- sunder
- tearsomethingapart
- tearsomethingup
- teardown
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Becoming and making less strong
Failing and doing badly
Accepting & agreeing reluctantly
crackverb(GET INTO)
[T]
tobreaksomethingopen,especiallyinordertoreachor use what is inside:
（尤指为得到或使用内部的东西而）使破裂，打开，砸开Crack threeeggsinto abowlandmixthem together.往碗里打3个蛋，并搅拌均匀。
He cracked(open)thenutswith hishands.他用手将坚果捏开。
[T](alsocrack intosomething)
to get into someone else'scomputersystemwithoutpermissionand getinformationor do somethingillegal
非法侵入（计算机系统）[T]informal
tocopycomputerprogramsorrecordedmaterialillegally
非法复制（计算机程序或资料）Unfastening and opening
- breaker
- gape
- let/setsomethinglooseidiom
- loose
- loosen
- loosenyourgripidiom
- shut(someone)up
- steam
- tease
- teasesomethingout
- the earth/ground/floor opensidiom
- unbuckle
- unbutton
- unfold
- unlace
- unlock
- unpick
- unplug
- unroll
- unzip
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Operating computers
crackverb(FIND ANSWER)
[T]
tofindasolutionto aproblem:
解决（问题）；破译They cracked thecodeandreadthesecretmessage.他们破译了密码，读取了密电。
UKI've beentryingtosolvethisproblemallweek, but I still haven't cracked it.整个星期我一直在试图解决这个问题，但还是不得要领。
Solving and solutions
- band-aid solution
- be at the bottom ofsomethingidiom
- bottom
- clear(something)up
- clue
- conquer
- fall
- figure
- holding operation
- ironsomethingout
- it will (all) come out in the washidiom
- kill or cureidiom
- lateral thinking
- round
- solution
- talksomethingout
- untangle
- way roundidiom
- worksomethingout
- work throughsomething
crackverb(HIT)
[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]
tohitsomething or someone:
碰，撞，击I cracked myheadon/againstthedoor.我的头撞在门上。
They cracked himovertheheadwith abaseballbat.他们用棒球棒打了他的头。
Hitting and beating
- at-risk
- bangsomeoneup
- basher
- bashing
- battered
- brain
- bunch
- butt
- head-butt
- hell
- kick
- knock
- knocksomeone'sblock offidiom
- mess
- swing
- tansomeone'shideidiom
- tar
- wallop
- whop
- whup
crackverb(MAKE SOUND)
[IorT]
to make asudden,shortnoise, or tocausesomething to make thisnoise:
（使）噼啪作响；（使）发出爆裂声Thewhipcracked over thehorses'heads.鞭子在马头上方噼啪抽响。
He's always cracking hisknuckles(=pullingthejointsof hisfingersto make anoise).他总是把自己的手指关节弄得噼啪作响。
[I]
If avoicecracks,itssoundchangesbecause thepersonisupset:
（嗓音）变嘶哑Hervoicecrackedwithemotionas she told thestory.讲起这件事时她激动得嗓音都嘶哑了。
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- bong
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Becoming and making less strong
crackverb(MAKE JOKE)
C1[T]
to make ajokeorfunnyremark:
说俏皮话；开玩笑；说笑话He's always crackingjokes.他总爱说笑话。
Humour & humorous
- amusingly
- barrel
- blackly
- bone dryidiom
- bring
- broadness
- facetious
- hilarious
- jocular
- joker
- jokester
- non-serious
- photobomb
- photobombing
- playfully
- playfulness
- rib-tickling
- ridiculous
- uproarious
- wag
Idioms
crack the whip
get cracking
Phrasal verbs
crack down
crack on
crack ontosomeone
crack up
crack(someone)up
crack
noun
uk/kræk/us/kræk/cracknoun(NARROW SPACE)
C2[C]
a verynarrowspacebetweenpartsof something:
裂缝，缝隙；裂口Cracks hadappearedin thedryground.干涸的土地上出现了裂缝。
Wepeeredthrough the crack in thefloorboards.我们透过地板块之间的缝隙使劲看。
figurativeCracksbeganto show in hisfaçadeofself-confidence.他自信的外表下开始露出破绽。
Synonyms
breach(OPENING)formal
chink(CRACK)
cleft
cranny
crevice
fissure
gap(HOLE)
intersticeformal
opening(HOLE)
slit
slot(LONG HOLE)
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(just) a crack
so that there is a verysmallspace:
（只有）一条缝Sheopenedthedoorjust a crack tolistento theconversation.她把门打开一条小缝听人谈话。
- I wasdustingthemantelpiecewhen Inoticeda crack.
- Ahugecrack went from thetopto thebottomof thewall.
- There's alargecrack where theceilingmeetsthewall.
- There were several cracks in theglass.
- Large cracksbegantodevelopin thewall.
Holes, hollows and dips
- anti-crack
- aperture
- blistered
- chink
- cranny
- cratering
- escape hatch
- gouge
- hollow
- imprint
- intake
- interstice
- leak
- leaky
- nook
- nooks and cranniesidiom
- piercing
- pinprick
- shaft
- void
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Geography: caves, cracks & crevices
cracknoun(SOUND)
[C]
asuddenloudsound:
爆裂声；噼啪声the crack of arifle/whip/breakingbranch步枪／鞭子／树枝断裂的噼啪声
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- bong
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
cracknoun(ATTEMPT)
[Cusually singular]informal
anattempt:
努力；尝试It was her first crackatbeatingtherecord.这是她第一次尝试破纪录。
It's not something I've done before, but I'llhave/(UStake) a crackatit.这事我从未做过，但我会试一试。
Trying and making an effort
- A game
- all-out
- assault
- attempt
- attempted
- bid
- commitment
- go down swinging/fightingidiom
- go for itidiom
- go forsomeone
- go out ofyourwayidiom
- go the extra mileidiom
- nose
- seek
- smarten upyouractidiom
- spare
- square the circleidiom
- step on the gasidiom
- stick atsomething
- stick tosomething
cracknoun(DRUG)
[U]slang(alsocrack cocaine)
apowerfulformof thedrugcocaine:
强效纯可卡因Severalkilosof crack werefoundin herluggage.在她的行李中发现了好几公斤强效纯可卡因。
a crackaddict吸强效纯可卡因成瘾的人
Specific types of drug
- alprazolam
- amnesiac
- amyl nitrite
- anaphrodisiac
- anti-AIDS
- anti-aphrodisiac
- aphrodisiac
- barbiturate
- caffeine
- designer drug
- gas and air
- GHB
- hallucinogen
- khat
- legal high
- LSD
- MDMA
- psychedelic
- roach
- smack
cracknoun(ENJOYABLE TIME)
[U]
→craicIrish English
愉快时光；（尤指）令人快乐的交谈General words for fun
- amusement
- craic
- fling
- fun
- gas
- giggle
- hoopla
- horseplay
- jollification
- laugh
- lolz
- merriment
- play
- riot
- rough
- rough and tumbleidiom
- sesh
- sport
- whimsy
cracknoun(IN COMPUTER SYSTEM)
[C]informal
amethodof getting into someone else'scomputersystem:
非法侵入（计算机系统）的方法Find cracks foryoursharewareprograms.为你的共享程序找到非法进入的方法。
Operating computers
- admin
- aliasing
- always-on
- backsomeoneup
- black hat
- computerate
- computerize
- drill down
- escape
- interface
- keyboarder
- maximize
- miswrite
- mouse oversomething
- munging
- navigational
- scroll
- telecottage
- ticket
- uninstall
cracknoun(JOKE)
[C]
awisecrackinformal
（尤指用来批评的）妙语，俏皮话Humour & humorous
- amusingly
- barrel
- blackly
- bone dryidiom
- bring
- broadness
- facetious
- hilarious
- jocular
- joker
- jokester
- non-serious
- photobomb
- photobombing
- playfully
- playfulness
- rib-tickling
- ridiculous
- uproarious
- wag
Idioms
at the crack of dawn
fall/slip through the cracks
crack
adjective[before noun]
uk/kræk/us/kræk/excellent, or of thehighestquality:
优秀的；顶呱呱的；第一流的a crackregiment王牌军团
cracktroops精锐部队
Synonyms
ace(VERY GOOD)old-fashionedslang
first-rate
superold-fashionedinformal
top-notchinformal
better than anyone or anything else
- bestShe was the best singer in the country.
- excellentHe was an excellent singer.
- superlativeShe gave a superlative performance.
- superbThe meal was absolutely superb.
- outstandingHe was an outstanding chef.
Extremely good
- admirable
- amazing
- amazingly
- ask forsomeone
- award-winning
- divine
- first-rate
- five-star
- gold-plated
- gourmet
- greatness
- high-class
- par excellence
- shining
- sock
- splendid
- splendidly
- stellar
- stupendously
- wonderfully