| 单词 | crack |
| 释义 | 1. verb uses2. noun and adjective uses crack (kræk ) verb uses Word forms: cracks , cracking , cracked 1. verb B2 If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface. A gas main had cracked under my neighbour's garage and gas had seeped into our homes. [VERB] Crack the salt crust on the fish and you will find the skin just peels off. [VERB noun] Synonyms: break, split, burst, snap 2. verb If something cracks, or if you crack it, it makes a sharp sound like the sound of a piece of wood breaking. Thunder cracked in the sky. [VERB] He cracked his fingers nervously. [VERB noun] Synonyms: snap, ring, crash, burst 3. verb B2 If you crack a hard part of your body, such as your knee or your head, you hurt it by accidentally hitting it hard against something. He cracked his head on the pavement and was knocked cold. [VERB noun] 4. verb When you crack something that has a shell, such as an egg or a nut, you break the shell in order to reach the inside part. Crack the eggs into a bowl. [VERB noun] Synonyms: cleave, break 5. verb If you crack a problem or a code, you solve it, especially after a lot of thought. He has finally cracked the system after years of painstaking research. [VERB noun] Synonyms: solve, work out, resolve, interpret 6. verb If someone cracks, they lose control of their emotions or actions because they are under a lot of pressure. [informal] She's calm and strong, and she is just not going to crack. [VERB] He was said to have cracked under the pressure and resigned. [VERB] Synonyms: break down, collapse, yield, give in 7. verb If your voice cracks when you are speaking or singing, it changes in pitch because you are feeling a strong emotion. Her voice cracked and she began to cry. [VERB] 8. verb If you crack a joke, you tell it. Somebody cracked a joke and we all laughed. [VERB noun] 9. See also cracked, cracking 10. not all sth is cracked up to be phrase If you say that something is not all it's cracked up to be, you mean that it is not as good as other people have said it is. [informal] Package holidays are not always all they're cracked up to be. Phrasal verbs: crack down 1. phrasal verb If people in authority crack down on a group of people, they become stricter in making the group obey rules or laws. The government has cracked down hard on those campaigning for greater democracy. [VERB PARTICLE + on] There has been a lot of drinking. We are cracking down now. Anyone who gets caught is fired. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. See also crackdown crack on phrasal verb If you crack on with something, you continue doing it, especially with more effort than before, or as quickly as possible. [informal] You've just got to crack on, whatever the problems are. [VERB PARTICLE] Just tell him what to do and he'll crack on with the work. [VERB PARTICLE + with] crack up 1. phrasal verb If someone cracks up, they are under such a lot of emotional strain that they become mentally ill. [informal] She would have cracked up if she hadn't allowed herself some fun. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you crack up or if someone or something cracks you up, you laugh a lot. [informal] She told stories that cracked me up and I swore to write them down so you could enjoy them too. [VERB noun PARTICLE] We all just cracked up laughing. [VERB PARTICLE] crack (kræk ) noun and adjective uses Word forms: cracks 1. countable noun A crack is a very narrow gap between two things, or between two parts of a thing. Kathryn had seen him through a crack in the curtains. [+ in] Synonyms: break, chink, gap, breach 2. singular noun If you open something such as a door, window, or curtain a crack, you open it only a small amount. He went to the door, opened it a crack, and listened. 3. countable noun B2 A crack is a line that appears on the surface of something when it is slightly damaged. The plate had a crack in it. [+ in] Hundreds of office buildings and homes developed large cracks in walls and ceilings. [+ in] Synonyms: split, break, chip, breach 4. countable noun A crack is a sharp sound, like the sound of a piece of wood breaking. Suddenly there was a loud crack and glass flew into the car. 'Crack!'–The first shot rang out, hitting Paolo. Synonyms: snap, pop, crash, burst 5. singular noun If you have or take a crack at something, you make an attempt to do or achieve something. [informal] I should love to have a crack at the Olympia title in my last year. [+ at] She decided to head for the dormitory to take another crack at locating Blanche. Synonyms: attempt, go [informal], try, shot [informal] 6. countable noun A crack is a slightly rude or cruel joke. When Paul made the crack about the 'famous girl detective', I began to suspect that he had it in for you. [+ about] 7. uncountable noun Crack is a very pure form of the drug cocaine. 8. See also crack cocaine 9. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A crack soldier or sportsman is highly trained and very skilful. ...a crack undercover police officer. He is said to be a crack shot, despite weak vision in one eye. Synonyms: first-class, choice, excellent, ace [informal] 10. See also craic 11. at the crack of dawn phrase If you say that someone does something at the crack of dawn, you are emphasizing that they do it very early in the morning. [emphasis] I often start work at the crack of dawn when there is a big order to get out. 12. paper over the cracks phrase [VERB inflects] If you paper over the cracks, you try to hide all the things that are wrong with something. [mainly British] The meeting was stormy, and the two sides managed only to paper over the cracks on some issues. 13. a fair crack of the whip phrase [PHRASE after verb] If you get a fair crack of the whip, you are allowed a reasonable opportunity to succeed at something. [British, informal] None of them is expecting any favours, just a fair crack of the whip. Idioms: have a crack at something to try to do something difficult I've decided now to have a crack at the world cross country race. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers at the crack of dawn very early in the morning He was scheduled to get up at the crack of dawn for an interview on `Good Morning America'. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a tough nut to crack a problem that is difficult to solve or a person who is difficult to deal with or to defeat in an argument or competition Despite not having won a title of note, Harrington has taken 17.5 points from a possible 20 in international singles, making him a tough nut to crack. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a sledgehammer to crack a nut [British] said to mean that the methods someone is using to solve a problem are far stronger than is necessary Bankers say that the proposed law is a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers crack the whip to make people work very hard and treat them strictly and perhaps harshly They run the chapel, I don't. They crack the whip and I have to jump to it. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a fair crack of the whip [British] a chance to prove how good you are at something None of them is expecting any favours, just a fair crack of the whip. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: crack a case He descends into a chainsmoking mania, desperate to crack the case. The Sun The detective tries to crack a case on a pleasure cruise. The Sun He said he hoped it would help to provide information that would crack the case. The Sun And to make matters worse, they've been given just 24 hours to crack the case. The Sun So instead of going home, they are determined to crack the case... The Sun Sometimes, he would even crack a joke but it would often take a few seconds, or a translator, to make it work. The Sun He brightened enough to crack a joke at his own expense. Times, Sunday Times Don't be overly formal but on the other hand, do not crack a joke. The Sun One of us might crack a joke before the take, then we mess it up a bit. The Sun All pointedly described as 'not beautiful', all of humble origins and a bit gobby - but all of whom triumphed by being hard-working, cheerful, non-conformist and able to crack a joke. Times, Sunday Times If further research were to crack this mystery, it could lead to the development of automatically self-camouflaging robots. Smithsonian Mag Finding all the eggs and taking note of the colours will give little ones the chance to crack a mystery code and claim a chocolate reward. The Sun Finally, in 2014, scientists announced they'd cracked the mystery. Times, Sunday Times An insight into how scientists gradually cracked the mystery of what causes wind, and how they now recognise the roles of the sun, atmospheric pressure and the earth's rotation. Times, Sunday Times The mission objectives include cracking the mysteries of the stupendously powerful explosions known as gamma-ray bursts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I dropped like a stone out of a handstand and cracked my ribs. Times,Sunday Times I opened the door, but the motion made me fall over, which shoved my knees into my chest, cracked my rib and grazed my knees. Times, Sunday Times Another sailor had fractured his back and vertebrae, cracked some ribs and dislocated his shoulder. Times, Sunday Times She once fell and cracked her ribs as she landed on the lollipop, but a few days later she was back at work again. The Sun He cracked a rib in a penalty shootout at a summer fair. Times, Sunday Times Crack an egg into each avocado half and season with salt and pepper and place on a microwaveable plate. The Sun Take it off the heat, crack an egg yolk into it and stir. The Sun People expect that of you, and if someone's going wrong, you have to crack that egg for the director you're working for. Times, Sunday Times Use some butter to grease the inside of the 4 cocottes, or oven-proof ramekins, and crack an egg into each one. Times, Sunday Times Crack your egg into a cup and whisk a little. The Sun But what was once a tiny crack of light in her darkening campaign has now opened into a window of opportunity. Times, Sunday Times She saw a crack of light under the bathroom door and opened it. Times, Sunday Times And yet there are cracks of light and hints of emotion too. Times, Sunday Times They did not have to wait long before the heavy downpours arrived, accompanied by a flash of lightning and crack of thunder. Times, Sunday Times Soon afterwards there was a blinding flash, and a huge crack of thunder shook the building so hard that pictures fell off the walls. Times, Sunday Times Before he had finished his preaching, there came the unmistakable crack of thunder and the sound of rain against the roof. Christianity Today There's a blinding flash of light and — barely a second later — a crack of thunder louder than a battery of nine-pounder cannons. Times, Sunday Times We heard a crack of thunder but it was a long way off. The Sun Along the plateau itself there continues to be a deep crack. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As a result, the little world contracts, causing deep cracks and chasms to open on the surface. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Roads surrounding the airport had long, deep cracks, but the runway survived. Times, Sunday Times After repeated cycles of freezing and thawing, deep cracks open in the road, exposing its subsurface. Times, Sunday Times Repair any deep cracks in ceilings or foundations. Houston Chronicle If a microcrack occurs in this system, the microcapsule will rupture and the monomer will fill the crack. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You can see 'stitches' of brickwork that filled the cracks when the damage was repaired. Times, Sunday Times Prepare walls by filling any cracks or holes. Times, Sunday Times Fill any cracks and holes, then sand smooth. Times, Sunday Times But fill the cracks first. Times, Sunday Times They all said the same thing — 'you could hear the crack around the ground'. Times, Sunday Times They can often hear the crack of the ribs as they push. Times, Sunday Times They didn't hear the crack. Times, Sunday Times Half of patients reported hearing a crack on breaking. The Sun It was horrible - you could hear a cracking sound. Times, Sunday Times When the ice cracks, he plummets into the freezing water. The Sun As he records a link about the movement of glaciers, the ice cracks loudly at just the right moment. The Sun The ice cracks, causing the car to sink and blow up. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There was a loud crack when he dropped me. Times, Sunday Times I heard a loud crack and looked down. ST A twist, a turn, a loud crack and suddenly the picture starts coming together. Times, Sunday Times The cork hits the underneath of the table with a loud crack. Times, Sunday Times She heard a loud crack and was showered with pieces of glass. Times, Sunday Times The tunnellers finally broke through, using a chisel to open a crack wide enough to see through. Times, Sunday Times Keep the lid open a crack; if it's cooler they will not want to escape. Times, Sunday Times After the story he would go downstairs, having made sure our bedroom window was open a crack, and a great, long bamboo cane would come through it. Times, Sunday Times Her eyes were open a crack as she slept. Times, Sunday Times These mismatch wedges open the crack, resulting in crack closure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For example, if a crack forms in the material, it proceeds to repair the crack and restore itself to its original, undamaged form. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Just repairing a crack in the incinerator tower cost more than 100,000. Times, Sunday Times The days of paying hundreds of pounds to repair a cracked screen could soon be over. Times,Sunday Times Make sure your tiles are properly fixed in place before the next storm and repair any cracked or damaged ones to stop water leaking in and causing damp. The Sun Six frogmen helped repair the cracked glass. The Sun I would seal the cracks between my bedroom floorboards through which icy draughts seeped all winter. Times, Sunday Times He has to seal any cracks which appear — and smartish. The Sun Press it into the dish and seal any cracks. Times, Sunday Times The rebound after the shock wave causes compressive forces to build up around the cavity, called a stress containment cage, sealing the cracks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This self-healing behavior not only seals the crack to prevent transport of fluids, but mechanical properties are regained. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A sharp crack indicates good, dry dead wood; a bend shows that it's damp. Times, Sunday Times Every clap and piece of encouragement was amplified, and the ball left the bat with a sharp crack. Times, Sunday Times In late summer it develops black pods, which burst with a sharp crack and scatter the seeds. Times, Sunday Times I heard a sharp crack, followed by the sound of an avalanche. Times, Sunday Times Several witnesses reported hearing a sharp crack followed by cessation of noise from the engines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet another tiny crack has appeared in the glass ceiling. Times, Sunday Times Scores of passengers eventually crawled through a tiny crack between two of the carriages that remained intact and still upright on the viaduct. Times, Sunday Times Sometimes a solitary flower sits in a tiny crack in a rock. Times, Sunday Times The watchers saw the door of the farmhouse open a tiny crack and a hand emerge to receive the package. Times, Sunday Times But what was once a tiny crack of light in her darkening campaign has now opened into a window of opportunity. Times, Sunday Times One day he found one of his purest crystals nevertheless worked well, and interestingly, it had a clearly visible crack near the middle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are visible cracks in the red brick work. Times, Sunday Times As of 2008, visible cracks were threatening the building, which was also sinking due to groundwater. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But now' - her voice cracks - 'we've lost everything. Times, Sunday Times As he recounts the story, his voice cracks. Times, Sunday Times He becomes a penitent sinner; his head bows, his eyes roll up in supplication, his voice cracks and quavers. Christianity Today His voice cracks and tears well up in his eyes. Times, Sunday Times Her voice cracks a little. Times, Sunday Times Walls cracked, the boiler exploded and leaked everywhere. The Sun I've been present when someone threw light bulbs against concrete walls, and the walls cracked and fell. Christianity Today Thousands of householders found their walls cracked as a result of subsidence as underlying clay soils shrank. Times, Sunday Times We could hear the walls cracking. Times, Sunday Times Windows several miles from the point of impact were shattered and walls cracked. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 缝隙, 裂缝, 破裂, 训练有素的 Japanese: すき間 fracture, 割れ目 cocaine, 割れる, 一流の |
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