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crunch | BrE krʌn(t)ʃ, AmE krən(t)ʃ | A. transitive verb ① (eat noisily) 嘎吱嘎吱地嚼 gāzhī gāzhī de jiáo ‹crisps, bone›▸ don't crunch your food! 吃东西别那么大声！ ② (make noise) «feet, wheels» 使…发出碎裂声 shǐ… fāchū suìliè shēng ‹broken glass, gravel, snow›▸ to crunch the gears informal 嘎吱嘎吱地换挡 B. intransitive verb ① (make noise) «snow, gears» 发出嘎吱声 fāchū gāzhī shēng ▸ his shoes crunched on the gravel 他的鞋踩得碎石嘎吱作响 ② (eat noisily, munch) 嘎吱嘎吱地咀嚼 gāzhī gāzhī de jǔjué C. noun ① (sound) 嘎吱声 gāzhī shēng ② informal (decisive moment) 关键时刻 guānjiàn shíkè ▸ when/if it comes to the crunch … 等到了紧要关头… PHRASAL VERB crunch up: transitive verb [crunch up sth, crunch sth up] 嘎吱嘎吱地把…弄碎 gāzhī gāzhī de bǎ… nòngsuì ▸ to crunch sth up into sth; 嘎吱嘎吱地把…弄碎成某物 ‹eggshells, scrap metal, stones› |