crush (a hard or brittle foodstuff) with the teeth, making a loud but muffled grinding sound
嘎吱嘎吱地嚼(硬或脆的食品)
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she paused to crunch a ginger biscuit .她停顿了下来,嘎吱嘎吱地嚼着姜汁饼干。
[no obj.]make such a sound, especially when walking or driving over gravel or an icy surface
(尤指在砾石或冰面上行走或驾车经过时)发出嘎吱嘎吱的响声。
(especially of a computer)process (large quantities of information)
(尤指计算机)捣弄,处理(大量信息)
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a 32-bit processor that's able to crunch data at a staggering speed. 能以惊人速度处理数据的32位处理器。
[usu. in sing.]a loud muffled grinding sound made when crushing, moving over, or hitting something
(碾压、搬动或击打某物时发出的)嘎吱嘎吱的声音
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Marco's fist struck Brian's nose with a crunch .马尔科的拳头嘎吱一声击中了布赖恩的鼻子。
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〈非正式〉 紧要关头;关键时刻
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when it comes to the crunch you chicken out .每到紧要关头,你就吓得退缩。
a severe shortage of money or credit
(钱或信用的)短缺,紧缺
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the Fed would do what it could to ease America's credit crunch .联邦储备系统会竭尽全力缓解美国的信用危机。
a physical exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles; a sit-up
(锻炼腹肌的)仰卧起坐。
"early 19th cent. (as a verb): variant of 17th-cent.