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单词 cracking
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Definition of cracking in English:

cracking

adjectiveˈkrakɪŋˈkrækɪŋ
British informal
  • 1attributive Excellent.

    he is in cracking form to win this race
    as submodifier a cracking good story
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Just for good measure, there are a couple of cracking follow-up letters in today's Daily Express.
    • Sounds excellent - The Herald gave it a cracking write-up too.
    • Bill Nicholson was a brilliant manager and a cracking bloke and he was a North Yorkshireman.
    • This is a cracking good story, funny, sad, thrilling, and thought provoking.
    • The 2.2 is a cracking unit and offers excellent economy too.
    • That cracking result completed a hat-trick of class two wins for Craig and he will be aiming to make it five next weekend.
    • The nine-year-old has been in cracking form lately, winning at Musselburgh and Catterick.
    • For anyone willing to invest the time and the emotion, this is a cracking album, worthy of critical acclaim.
    • Cononley move into second after a cracking eight-wicket win over at Pendle Forest.
    • I outlasted other divers and gained some cracking close-ups of hammerhead sharks, great rays and grey reef sharks.
    • A cracking evening with fine sets from both bands.
    • The Jets were in cracking form and simply too powerful, too quick and too talented in all departments.
    • The team is really up for it and we should have some excellent support on the day, making it a cracking match.
    • Their greater experience up front and ability to change tactics got them out of jail and won them a cracking contest.
    • A cracking game though, and overall the best team won.
    • It has a cracking beer garden, superb ale selection and an ambient atmosphere.
    • Jeff King's seven-year-old is in cracking form, having won his last two races and a hat-trick is on the cards here.
    • We were in pursuit of a cracking story and we couldn't stop talking about it.
    • Chris Dolan clearly knows how to tell a cracking story.
    • He did nearly score two cracking goals.
    Synonyms
    fine, of high quality, of a high standard, quality, superior
    1. 1.1 Fast and exciting.
      the story rips along at a cracking pace
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Although still without a win this season, this multi-talented five-year-old has run two cracking races.
      • McGovern gives the story believable characters, a cracking pace and draws out themes that make it relevant for today.
      • It's brash, lively and moves along at a cracking pace - but it's not the all-conquering success that its hype suggests.
      • This action-packed cop thriller rattles along at a cracking pace, with strong performances from all the leading players.
      • Giving it their all the Czech Republic took off at a cracking pace in the first of four heats.
      • The Army side played at a cracking pace in the first half and were up 8 nil at half time.
      • These initiates were not be disappointed with a match which started at a cracking pace.
      • Even so, the Americans set off at a cracking pace northwards towards Baghdad.
      • Once the breakage was fixed, four of the five boats took off at a cracking pace with Germany in the lead.
      • Howard, a lively 65-year-old, sets a cracking pace for the nation and is renowned for his brisk morning walk.
      • With this in mind Switzerland's Stephan Steiner took off at a cracking pace in heat one and never looked back.
      • Clarke's book begins at a cracking pace - it's like being thrown into some sort of action movie or political thriller.
      • The former champion ran such a cracking race in third.
      • Risk assets are being grown at a cracking pace, while the profit margin earned on them is shrinking.
      • Not the least of their virtues is that they are written at a cracking pace.
      • Officially atheist China is growing at a cracking pace.
      • Australia's top single sculler, Amber Halliday took off at a cracking pace.
      • The four girls ran a cracking 4x100m relay to record a second consecutive relay win in the League.
      • A good thing then that the story is so brilliantly held and told at such a cracking pace.
      • Played at a cracking pace, this final had drama, referee's calls being queried and a finish that went right down to the wire.
      • They took off at a cracking pace and never looked back.
      Synonyms
      speedy, quick, swift, rapid
 
 

Definition of cracking in US English:

cracking

adjectiveˈkrakiNGˈkrækɪŋ
British informal
  • Excellent.

    he is in cracking form to win this race
    a cracking good war story
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I outlasted other divers and gained some cracking close-ups of hammerhead sharks, great rays and grey reef sharks.
    • The team is really up for it and we should have some excellent support on the day, making it a cracking match.
    • A cracking game though, and overall the best team won.
    • The Jets were in cracking form and simply too powerful, too quick and too talented in all departments.
    • Jeff King's seven-year-old is in cracking form, having won his last two races and a hat-trick is on the cards here.
    • The 2.2 is a cracking unit and offers excellent economy too.
    • Chris Dolan clearly knows how to tell a cracking story.
    • Their greater experience up front and ability to change tactics got them out of jail and won them a cracking contest.
    • For anyone willing to invest the time and the emotion, this is a cracking album, worthy of critical acclaim.
    • That cracking result completed a hat-trick of class two wins for Craig and he will be aiming to make it five next weekend.
    • Cononley move into second after a cracking eight-wicket win over at Pendle Forest.
    • Sounds excellent - The Herald gave it a cracking write-up too.
    • A cracking evening with fine sets from both bands.
    • He did nearly score two cracking goals.
    • The nine-year-old has been in cracking form lately, winning at Musselburgh and Catterick.
    • This is a cracking good story, funny, sad, thrilling, and thought provoking.
    • Just for good measure, there are a couple of cracking follow-up letters in today's Daily Express.
    • We were in pursuit of a cracking story and we couldn't stop talking about it.
    • Bill Nicholson was a brilliant manager and a cracking bloke and he was a North Yorkshireman.
    • It has a cracking beer garden, superb ale selection and an ambient atmosphere.
    Synonyms
    fine, of high quality, of a high standard, quality, superior
 
 
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