crunch

1.[c][ususing]压碎声；碎裂声a noise like the sound of sth firm being crushed

2.[sing](informal)紧要关头；困境；症结；令人不快的重要消息an important and often unpleasant situation or piece of information

3.[c][ususing]（突发的）不足，短缺；（尤指）缺钱a situation in which there is suddenly not enough of sth, especially money

1.[t][i]~ (on) sth嘎吱嘎吱地嚼to crush sth noisily between your teeth when you are eating

2.[i][t]~ (sth)（使）发出碎裂声to make or cause sth to make a noise like sth hard being crushed

3.[i]+ adv./prep.（在路上）行进发出响声to move over a surface, making a loud crushing noise

1.[obn](informal)（会议、体育竞赛等）至关重要的，最后一线胜机的acrunch meeting, sports game, etc. is very important and may be the last chance to succeed

1.嘎扎嘎扎地咀嚼(饼干等);(车轮,皮靴等)嘎喳嘎喳地(在砂砾路上)碾过[踏过]

2.发出嗄吱嗄吱(的声音)

1.咬碎,咬,嚼;〔方言〕碎屑;嘎扎嘎扎的响声

2.〔美俚〕摊牌(时刻),紧要[决定性]关头;困境;(经济等)紧缩状态

3.嗄吱嗄吱声

1.to crush crisp foods audibly with the teeth

2.to make a noisy scrunching sound, or cause something to make such a sound

3.to process data or numbers at high speed

4.to bite hard food, causing it to make a loud noise

5.to make a noise like something being crushed

6.if you crunch numbers, you do a lot of calculations

1.a loud short sound made when something is crushed

2.a critical time or situation, especially one when a decision or action must be taken

3.an emergency or crisis, especially one caused by a shortage of money or other resources

4.a form of sit-up in which the body is only partially raised, intended to strengthen the abdominal muscles

5.the loud noise that something hard makes when you bite it

6.the time when something important or difficult happens or must be decided

7.a situation that is very difficult because you do not have enough of something, especially time or money

8.a stomach crunch