crunches

英 [ˈkrʌntʃɪz]

美 [ˈkrʌntʃɪz]

n.  压碎声; 碎裂声; 紧要关头; 困境; 症结; 令人不快的重要消息; (突发的)不足，短缺; (尤指)缺钱
v.  嘎吱嘎吱地嚼; (使)发出碎裂声; (在路上)行进发出响声
crunch的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 嘎吱嘎吱地嚼
  If youcrunchsomething hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth.
  1. 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。
  2. Richard crunched into the apple.
     理查德咬了一口苹果。
• V-ERG (使)发出碎裂声;(使)嘎吱作响
  If somethingcrunchesor if youcrunchit, it makes a breaking or crushing noise, for example when you step on it.
  1. A piece of china crunched under my foot...
     我踩碎了一块瓷片。
  2. He crunched the sheets of paper in his hands.
     他把那沓纸揉得嚓嚓响。
  3. Crunchis also a noun.
     
  4. She heard the crunch of tires on the gravel driveway.
     她听到轮胎轧过石子铺成的车道，发出嘎吱声。
• VERB (在小石子铺成的路上)嘎吱嘎吱地行进
  If youcrunchacross a surface made of very small stones, you move across it causing it to make a crunching noise.
  1. I crunched across the gravel.
     我嘎吱嘎吱地走过石子路。
  2. ...wheels crunching over a stony surface.
     嘎吱嘎吱地驶过石头路面的车轮
• 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, asthe crunch.
  1. Tomorrow, though, is the crunch...
     明天可就是紧要关头了。
  2. He can rely on my support when the crunch comes...
     关键时刻，他可以依靠我的支持。
  3. The Prime Minister is expected to call a crunch meeting on Monday.
     预计首相将于周一召开紧急会议。
• VERB (用计算器或计算机大量地)处理(数字)
  Tocrunchnumbers means to do a lot of calculations using a calculator or computer.
  1. 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。
• 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 acrunch.
  1. The UN is facing a cash crunch.
     联合国面临着现金短缺问题。
  2. ...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

双语例句

• Many adopted a more cautious approach, while also coming under pressure to invest in their home markets, as the global economic crisis hit local economies, slowing growth and triggering domestic credit crunches.
  许多基金采取了更为审慎的态度，同时也是受到投资本国市场的压力，因为本国经济受到了全球经济危机的冲击，增长放缓，国内信贷趋于紧缩。
• Tumbling stock markets and credit crunches always unnerve.
  不断下挫的股市和信贷紧缩总是令人失去勇气。
• If you're after a six pack, forget about crunches and sit ups and try the bicycle technique instead.
  若你想练腹肌，放弃仰卧起坐，换作脚踏车运动试试。
• The responsibilities of central banks "now extend well beyond inflation to credit crunches, growth slowdowns, asset bubbles, and, in some cases, exchange rates."
  目前，各国中央银行的职责“大大超出了控制通胀范畴，而延伸至信贷紧缩、增长放缓、资产泡沫甚至汇率领域。”
• Reversed crunches, develops hip flex and abdominal strength.
  仰卧腿上举，增强臀部和腹部力量。
• China understands the issues, said Mr Tanaka, referring to the strategic use of stockpiles in reducing OPEC's influence over prices and in countering supply crunches.
  在谈到通过石油储备的战略运用来减少石油输出国组织的价格影响力和应对供应危机时，田中伸男表示：中国明白这些问题。
• Restricting the measurement to easily reached consumers, or those in the main cities, crunches the numbers lower still.
  把衡量对象局限在容易接触到的消费者，或大城市的消费者，会使得实际数字更低。
• A lot of people think that exercises targeting the stomach area, such as sit-ups or crunches, are the way to go.
  很多人认为诀计是进行针对腹部的运动，如仰卧起坐或卷腹。
• I can't bear the way she crunches the sugar.
  我简直看不惯她嚼糖的那副样子。
• Short-term rates skyrocketed to around 10% during liquidity crunches in June and December.
  在去年6月份和12月份钱荒期间，银行间市场短期利率飙升至10%左右。