crunch[krʌntʃ]vt.1.■嘎吱嘎吱地咀嚼:The dog was crunching a bone.那只狗正在嘎吱嘎吱地啃骨头。2.■(脚、车轮等)嘎吱地压过(或踏过):Our feet crunched the gravel.我们双脚嘎吱做声地踩着碎石子。3.■财政上紧缩:The administration's policy seems to crunch the economy in order to combat inflation.政府的政策似乎是紧缩经济以免通货膨胀。4.■[美国俚语] 对…进行数学运算;(反复)处理:This computer has a separate CPU just for number crunching.这部计算机有处理数字的中央计算处理装置。5.■使用复杂的技术压缩:It is too much trouble to crunch a file unless you use it often.除非经常用这些文件,不然压缩时很费事。vi.1.■吃东西时发出嘎吱声2.■(踩踏、碾压时)发出嘎吱声:The frozen snow crunched under our feet.结冻的雪在我们脚下吱吱作响。n.1.■嘎吱做声的咀嚼2.■嘎吱嘎吱的声音3.■不足;缺乏;物资的短缺;财政的困难;财政压力;(如信用等方面实行的)经济大压缩,经济的紧缩4.■艰难局面,困境5.■危急关头;关键时刻;危机 [亦作 craunch]
crunchcrunch[krʌntʃ]vi.,vt.1.■嘎扎嘎扎地咀嚼; (车轮、皮靴等)嘎喳嘎喳地碾[踏]过(through)