单词 | crunch |
释义 | crunch —crunch /krʌntʃ/ noun (DIFFICULTY) the crunch [S] INFORMAL► F0 a difficult situation that forces you to make a decision or do something: » The crunch came when she was forced to choose between her marriage and her career.Thesaurus+: ↑Turning points and deciding momentsThesaurus+: ↑Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences , ↑Accidents and disastersnoun [C usually plural] (EXERCISE) ► F0 an exercise in which you lie on your back on the floor with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor, and then raise your head and shoulders: » Doing crunches every day strengthens your abdominal muscles.noun [C usually singular] (SOUND) ► F0 the sound of hard food being crushed between the teeth, or like something being crushed or broken: » The woods were silent apart from the crunch of our feet in the snow.Thesaurus+: ↑Sounds made by objects, movement or impact crunch /krʌntʃ/ verb [I or T] ↑Verb Endings for crunch ► F0 to crush hard food loudly between the teeth, or to make a sound as if something is being crushed or broken: » She was crunching noisily on an apple.» The gravel crunched underfoot as we walked up to the house.Thesaurus+: ↑Biting, chewing and swallowing , ↑EatingThesaurus+: ↑Sounds made by objects, movement or impactThesaurus+: ↑Sounds made by humans with their mouths |
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