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VERB
嘎吱嘎吱地嚼
If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth.
例句
She sucked an ice cube into her mouth, and crunched it loudly...
她吸了块冰块到嘴里，嘎嘣嘎嘣地大声嚼着。
Richard crunched into the apple.
理查德咬了一口苹果。
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V-ERG
(使)发出碎裂声;(使)嘎吱作响
If something crunches or if you crunch it, it makes a breaking or crushing noise, for example when you step on it.
例句
A piece of china crunched under my foot...
我踩碎了一块瓷片。
He crunched the sheets of paper in his hands.
他把那沓纸揉得嚓嚓响。
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VERB
(在小石子铺成的路上)嘎吱嘎吱地行进
If you crunch across a surface made of very small stones, you move across it causing it to make a crunching noise.
例句
I crunched across the gravel.
我嘎吱嘎吱地走过石子路。
...wheels crunching over a stony surface.
嘎吱嘎吱地驶过石头路面的车轮
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N-SING
紧要关头;重要事件
You can refer to an important time or event, for example when an important decision has to be made, as the crunch .
例句
Tomorrow, though, is the crunch...
明天可就是紧要关头了。
He can rely on my support when the crunch comes...
关键时刻，他可以依靠我的支持。
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VERB
(用计算器或计算机大量地)处理(数字)
To crunch numbers means to do a lot of calculations using a calculator or computer.
例句
I pored over the books with great enthusiasm, often crunching the numbers until 1:00 a.m.
我兴致勃勃地研究这些账簿，经常计算到凌晨1点。
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N-COUNT
缺少资金;经济收缩;财政困难
A situation in which a business or economy has very little money can be referred to as a crunch .
例句
The UN is facing a cash crunch.
联合国面临着现金短缺问题。
...a financial crunch that could threaten the company's future.
可能会威胁到该公司前途的财政危机