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单词 crunch
释义
crunch
verb[IorT]
uk
/krʌntʃ/us
/krʌntʃ/
tocrushhardfoodloudlybetween theteeth, or to make asoundas if something is beingcrushedorbroken:
嘎吱地咬嚼；嘎吱作响
She was crunchingnoisilyonanapple.她嘎吱嘎吱地嚼着苹果。
Thegravelcrunchedunderfootas wewalkedup to thehouse.我们向房子走去，脚下的砾石嚓嚓作响。
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munchverb
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
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.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Biting, chewing & swallowing
  • bit
  • bite
  • biter
  • champ
  • chew
  • chomp
  • dunk
  • gnaw
  • lick
  • masticate
  • mastication
  • munch
  • nibble
  • non-biting
  • peck
  • peck atsomething
  • rumination
  • suck
  • unbitten

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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
Sounds made by humans with their mouths

Idiom

crunch (the) numbers
crunch
noun
uk
/krʌntʃ/us
/krʌntʃ/

crunchnoun(SOUND)

[Cusually singular]
thesoundof hardfoodbeingcrushedbetween theteeth, or like something beingcrushedorbroken:
嘎吱的声音
Thewoodsweresilentapartfrom the crunch ofourfeetin thesnow.树林里一片寂静，只有我们踩在雪地上的嘎吱嘎吱声。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
  • babble
  • blaze
  • chuff
  • clatter
  • click away
  • clicker
  • clinking
  • clunk
  • crump
  • growl
  • gunshot
  • hiss
  • jangling
  • pip
  • plunk
  • scrunch
  • sonic boom
  • tick
  • white noise
  • whoosh
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crunchnoun(DIFFICULTY)

the crunch[S]informal
adifficultsituationthatforcesyou to make adecisionor do something:
严峻的形势；紧要关头；需要作出艰难抉择的时刻
The crunchcamewhen she wasforcedtochoosebetween hermarriageand hercareer.关键时刻到了，她不得不在婚姻和事业之间作出选择。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Turning points & deciding moments
  • be at a crossroadsidiom
  • breakthrough
  • brink
  • climax
  • coming of age
  • D-Day
  • defining moment
  • edge
  • flashpoint
  • if/when it comes to the crunchidiom
  • landmark
  • make or breaksomethingidiom
  • point of no return
  • red-letter day
  • road
  • road to Damascusidiom
  • the moment of truthidiom
  • turning point
  • U-turn
  • watershed
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Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences

crunchnoun(EXERCISE)

[Cusually plural]
anexercisein which youlieonyourback on thefloorwithyourkneesbentandyourfeetflaton thefloor, and thenraiseyourheadandshoulders:
增强腹肌的锻炼；仰卧起坐
Doing crunches everydaystrengthensyourabdominalmuscles.每天练习仰卧起坐可以增强腹部肌肉。
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Exercising & training
  • aerial yoga
  • aerobic
  • Anti-Gravity yoga
  • aquacise
  • aquarobics
  • bench
  • interval training
  • jog
  • jog trot
  • jumping jack
  • Kegel exercise
  • kettlebell
  • resistance training
  • Spinning
  • stability ball
  • star jump
  • sweat
  • Swiss ball
  • tai chi
  • taper
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Idiom

if/when it comes to the crunch
(Definition ofcrunchfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

crunch| American Dictionary

crunch
verb
us
/krʌntʃ/

crunchverb(MAKE NOISE)

[I/T]
tocrushhardfoodloudlybetween theteeth, or to make asoundas if something is beingcrushedorbroken:
[I]She was crunchingnoisilyon anapple.
[I]Thegravelcrunchedunderfootas wewalkedup thepath.

crunchverb(CALCULATE)

[T]
tocalculatenumbersorprocessinformation:
Theprojectseemsworthwhile, but you have to crunch thenumberstoseeif it’saffordable.
crunch
noun[C/U]
us
/krʌntʃ/

crunchnoun[C/U](DIFFICULTY)

[C/U]slang
adifficultsituationwhichforcesyou to make adecisionoract:
'Thestatefacesafinancialcrunch.

crunchnoun[C/U](NOISE)

[Cusually sing]
anoisethatsoundsas if something is beingcrushedorbroken:
Weheardaloudcrunch as thecarhitthewall.
(Definition ofcrunchfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

crunch| Business English

crunch
noun[C,usually singular]
uk
/krʌnʃ/us
asituationin which there is not enough of something:
Humanity isheadingfor anenergycrunchwithin a very fewyears.
a crunch happens/occursThe crunchoccurredbecauseirresponsiblelendingledto ahugedebtbubble.
If wewanttoavoidarecurrenceof thispresentcrunch, we need tounderstandwhy ithappened.
Numerousagenciesarestartingtofeelthe crunchfromoperatingfor fourmonthsat or below last year'slevels.
See also
cash crunch
credit crunch
if/when it comes to the crunch
when asituationbecomesextremelyseriousand adecisionmust be made:
If it comes to the crunch, we'll have noalternativebut tosellup.
crunch
verb[T]
uk
/krʌnʃ/us
crunch (the) numbers
todealwithdatabyperformingalargenumberofcalculations:
Wehiredamajoraccountingfirmto crunch thenumbers.
Webelievewe have made aprofit, but we haven'tcrunchedthenumbersyet.
See also
number cruncher
(Definition ofcrunchfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcrunch

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Our complaint is that there are no crunches.
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We could hear them crunching into the wreckage ahead.
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In those few remarks there are a number of "crunches".
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All these figures have been number-crunched through the various computers which economists use.
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No one ever plans for the crunches; if we look back at economic history, people did not seem them coming and plan accordingly.
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The twin sisters were world champions and packed crunching punching power and a good chin.
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A grotesque looking automaton that looked like several steel sheets had been crunched together to form a humanoid appearance.
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Similar to a half-tracked dune buggy, it has a pair of crunching spiked wheels at the front that lift on a single arm.
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The ranking was produced by crunching state and national test data.
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The site builds data-driven tools and crunches numbers.
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The computer crunched numbers, not words, until writers saw it as the next writing machine.
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Any crunches completed after the two-minute time limit are not counted and do not add to the score.
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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.
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Do not attempt these bone crunching, skin splitting stunts under any circumstances.
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They later categorized the searches and did some number crunching.
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