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be crunchy
These apples are crunchy and sweet.
这些苹果又脆又甜。
脆的；嘎吱作响的
crunchiest — superlative of crunchy
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
脆的；嘎吱作响的
making a sharp crackling sound when chewed; crisp
These apples are crunchy and sweet.
这些苹果又脆又甜。
吃起来可能嘎吱作响的,尤指食物。
Likely to crunch, especially with reference to food when it is eaten.
I love eating crunchy apples and carrots as an afternoon snack.
我喜欢把脆脆的苹果和胡萝卜当作下午点心吃。
These cookies are not crunchy anymore because they got soft in the damp weather.
这些饼干因为天气潮湿变软了，所以不再脆了。
The fried chicken has a wonderfully crunchy golden crust.
这份炸鸡有一层金黄酥脆的完美外皮。
These apples are crunchy and sweet.
这些苹果又脆又甜。
形容词直接修饰名词，表示“酥脆的……”。
She likes crunchy peanut butter.
她喜欢带颗粒的花生酱。
get 表示变化过程，强调变得脆。
The toast got crunchy after a few minutes in the oven.
吐司在烤箱里烤几分钟后变脆了。
The cereal tastes crunchy even with milk.
这种麦片即使加了牛奶尝起来还是脆的。
Not this
This biscuit eats crunchy.
Use this
This biscuit tastes crunchy.
受汉语“这个饼干吃起来很脆”的影响，把“吃”直译成 eat；但英语中 eat 是及物动词，不能直接接形容词。描述口感可用 taste + 形容词。
Not this
This biscuit crunchy.
Use this
This biscuit is crunchy.
汉语形容词可以直接作谓语（“这个饼干脆”），而英语形容词作表语时必须有系动词 be。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
含花生颗粒的花生酱
I prefer crunchy peanut butter to smooth.
我更喜欢含花生颗粒的花生酱而不是顺滑的。
脆脆的格兰诺拉麦片
She sprinkled crunchy granola on her yogurt.
她在酸奶上撒了脆脆的格兰诺拉麦片。
酥脆的口感
These chips have a satisfying crunchy texture.
这些薯片有令人满足的酥脆口感。
脆口零食
He grabbed a crunchy snack from the pantry.
他从食品柜里拿了一份脆口零食。
嘎吱作响的落叶
The children walked through crunchy leaves in autumn.
秋天孩子们走过嘎吱作响的落叶。
脆生生的蔬菜
Fresh crunchy vegetables are great in salads.
新鲜脆生的蔬菜做沙拉很棒。
环保自然派；崇尚天然生活方式的人
She's a crunchy granola type who bakes her own bread and composts everything.
她是个环保自然派，自己烤面包，把所有东西都做成堆肥。
崇尚天然育儿的妈妈；自然派妈妈
A crunchy mom in our playgroup makes all her children's snacks from scratch.
我们亲子小组里一位自然派妈妈给孩子们的小零食全部亲手做。
脆脆蛙（出自《蒙提·派森的飞行马戏团》经典喜剧小品）
These crackers are so crunchy that you can hear them across the room.
这些饼干太脆了，隔着房间都能听到声音。
Use crunchiest naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想咬脆苹果时的'咔嚓'声，crunch 模仿该声音，加 y 变成形容词，意为'嘎吱脆的'。
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、food and texture descriptions、natural sounds (leaves, snow) 该词描述食物松脆或发出嘎吱声，通常用于日常口语和一般书面描述，属于日常中性词；在很正式的文体中较少使用。
与 crunchy /ˈkrʌntʃi/ 押韵的有 punchy、bunchy、scrunchy、munchie，均含 /ʌntʃi/ 音；注意 churchy /ˈtʃɜːrtʃi/ 拼写相似但读音不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.