Word · Frequency #23048
crock
胡扯；胡说；蠢话
nonsense; foolish talk
- 1.
A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container.
一种粗陶或陶土制的罐子或储物容器。
- 2.
The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut.
燃烧产生的松散黑色颗粒,如锅壶或烟囱上的烟灰；煤烟。
- 3.
A piece of broken pottery, a shard.
破碎陶器的一块碎片。
- 4.
Colouring matter that rubs off from cloth.
从布上擦下的颜色物质。
- 5.
A low stool.
低矮的凳子。
陶罐；瓦罐；坛子；一种粗陶或陶土制的罐子或储物容器。；燃烧产生的松散黑色颗粒,如锅壶或烟囱上的烟灰；煤烟。；破碎陶器的一块碎片。；从布上擦下的颜色物质。
In use
He said the train was late, but I'm sure that's a crock.
The advertisement says this phone is unbreakable, which sounds like a crock to me.
My brother claims he saw a UFO last night, but I'm pretty sure it's a crock.
a crock of [something]
名词用法：crock 指陶制罐子，多用来装食物或液体。
She took a crock of pickles out of the cellar.
她从地窖里拿出一罐泡菜。
be a crock
名词用法，非正式口语，表示某说法荒唐、不可信。
His story is a crock.
他的说法是胡扯。
crock (when [condition])
动词用法，指劣质染色织物磨擦时掉色。
Connections
Collocations
- a crock
- 一派胡言；胡说
- That story is a crock — nobody will believe it.那个故事是一派胡言——没人会相信。
- crock pot
- 慢炖锅；电炖锅
- She put the stew in a crock pot and let it simmer all day.她把炖菜放进慢炖锅，让它炖了一天。
- clay crock
- 陶罐；瓦罐
- The clay crock on the shelf is full of preserved lemons.架子上的陶罐里装满了腌柠檬。
- crocking fastness
- 耐摩擦色牢度
- The fabric failed the crocking fastness test after only a few rubs.这块织物仅摩擦几次就没通过耐摩擦色牢度测试。
Idioms & figurative uses
- that's a crock
- 胡说八道；一派胡言He said he was too sick to come, but that's a crock — I saw him at the store.他说他病得不能来，但那是胡说八道——我在商店看到他了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
陶罐(crock)摔碎成碎瓦片；罐子却说不是自己碎的——那就是胡扯(crock)。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常对话、朋友聊天、评论荒谬说法 这个义项为非正式口语用法，通常在日常对话中表示‘胡说、蠢话’，带有否定或轻蔑语气，如 “That’s a crock.”。正式写作或学术场合应避免使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rock、sock、lock、shock 和 stock 与 crock 押韵（/ɒk/）。Croak 看起来相似，但发音为 /krəʊk/，元音不同，因此不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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