Word · Frequency #11397
crunch
嘎吱声；咔嚓声
a noisy crackling sound made by something crunching
- 1.
A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.
嘎吱作响的噪音；通常与咀嚼相关的声音。
- 2.
the sound of something crunching
某物嘎吱作响的声音
- 3.
A critical moment or event.
关键时刻或事件。
- 4.
a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)
因短缺(如时间、金钱或资源短缺)而产生的危急情况
- 5.
A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor.
一种腹部运动,类似仰卧起坐但下背部保持贴地。
- 6.
the act of crushing
压碎的动作
- 7.
Moderate distortion.
适度失真。
关键时刻；紧要关头；短缺危机；紧缺状况；卷腹（一种腹部锻炼动作）；压碎；碾碎；适度失真
In use
The only sound was the crunch of dry leaves under our feet.
She heard the crunch of gravel as the car pulled into the driveway.
A loud crunch came from the kitchen when Dad bit into the apple.
he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path
an end-of-the year crunch
a financial crunch
the crunch of [sth]
指清脆的碎裂声，常搭配 of 引出发出声音的事物。
I could hear the crunch of snow under our boots.
我能听到积雪在我们的靴子下发出嘎吱声。
when it comes to the crunch
Connections
Collocations
- credit crunch
- 信贷紧缩；信贷危机
- The credit crunch made it harder for small businesses to get loans.信贷紧缩使小企业更难获得贷款。
- time crunch
- 时间紧迫；时间紧张
- I am in a time crunch, so I cannot attend the meeting.我时间很紧，所以不能参加会议。
- crunch time
- 关键时刻；紧要关头
- It's crunch time for the team, and everyone must focus.现在是球队的关键时刻，每个人都必须集中精力。
- ab crunches
- 腹部卷腹运动
- She does ab crunches every morning to strengthen her core.她每天早上做卷腹运动来增强核心力量。
- the crunch of leaves
- 踩碎落叶的嘎吱声
- The crunch of leaves underfoot told us autumn had arrived.脚下落叶的嘎吱声告诉我们秋天到了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
咬碎薯片时发出“咔嚓”（crunch）声，也可指“紧要关头”——时间紧得像要把人咬碎。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：eating crunchy foods、stepping on dry leaves 作为名词，crunch 通常指咀嚼脆物或踩压干枯物体时发出的咔嚓声，属于日常中性用语，多用于描述食物口感或行走时的声音。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with crunch (/krʌntʃ/), sharing the final /ʌntʃ/ sound: lunch, punch, bunch, hunch, munch. Be careful with lookalikes spelled with -aunch, such as launch (/lɔːntʃ/ or /lɑːntʃ/) and staunch (/stɔːntʃ/), which are pronounced with a different vowel and do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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