| 单词 | crack |
| 释义 | crack (once / 148 pages) 1nv 2nv 3nv 4v 5n 6n 7adj 8v 9v A crack is a very narrow space, chink, or opening. If you favorite mug has a crack in it, it might leak. A crack can be as thin as a pencil line, or a wider gap, like a crack where your foot gets stuck as you climb down the side of a mountain. Crack is also a verb, meaning "to split or break," and also "to give way under pressure," as when a suspect cracks after hours of being interrogated. An informal kind of crack is a joke: "That crack he made about my haircut really hurt my feelings." WORD FAMILYcrack: cracked, cracker, cracking, crackingly, cracks+/cracked: crackeder, crackedest/cracker: crackers/cracking: crackings USAGE EXAMPLESBut Mr. Gensler soon developed a reputation for cracking down on Wall Street during his time at the agency. New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) Yet a member of Minju says a vote is now “too risky given the cracks”, including in its own ranks. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) But it is only in the past few years that international banks have started refusing to deal with Sudan, after America cracked down on sanctions-busters. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) 1 1n a narrow opening he opened the window a crack Syn|Hypo|Hyper gap blank, lacuna a blank gap or missing part spark gapthe gap between two high-potential terminals opening a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made 2n a long narrow opening Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure Denali Fault a major open geological fault in Alaska San Andreas Faulta major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes chap a crack in a lip caused usually by cold chinka narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall crevassea deep fissure fatigue cracka crack in metal resulting from metal fatigue break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other rifta narrow fissure in rock slita narrow fissure splita lengthwise crack in wood vent, volcanoa fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt inclined faulta geological fault in which one side is above the other strike-slip faulta geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally gap, opening an open or empty space in or between things 3n a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts there was a crack in the mirror Hypo|Hyper craze a fine crack in a glaze or other surface blemish, defect, mar a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) 4n a long narrow depression in a surface Syn|Hyper chap, cranny, crevice, fissure depression, impression, imprint a concavity in a surface produced by pressing 5n the act of cracking something Syn|Hyper cracking, fracture break, breakage, breaking the act of breaking something 6v cause to become cracked heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair Syn|Hypo|Hyper break, check become fractured; break or crack on the surface only check, chink make cracks or chinks in fissurebreak into fissures or fine cracks alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 7v break partially but keep its integrity The glass cracked Hypo|Hyper chap crack due to dehydration crazedevelop a fine network of cracks alligatorcrack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes break, check become fractured; break or crack on the surface only 8v become fractured; break or crack on the surface only The glass cracked when it was heated Syn|Hypo|Hyper break, check check, chink make cracks or chinks in chap crack due to dehydration crazedevelop a fine network of cracks alligatorcrack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature 9v break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension Syn|Hyper snap break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up become separated into pieces or fragments 10v suffer a nervous breakdown 2Syn|Hyper break up, collapse, crack up, crock up get, have, suffer, sustain undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) 1n a sudden sharp noise the crack of a whip he heard the cracking of the ice Syn|Hyper cracking, snap noise sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) 2v make a sharp sound Syn|Hyper snap go, sound make a certain noise or sound 3v make a very sharp explosive sound His gun cracked Hyper go, sound make a certain noise or sound 4v hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise 3The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler Hyper hit deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument 1n witty remark Syn|Hyper quip, sally, wisecrack comment, input, remark a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information 2v tell spontaneously 4crack a joke Hyper narrate, recite, recount, tell narrate or give a detailed account of 1v reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking Hyper break down, break up, decompose separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts 2v break into simpler molecules by means of heat 5The petroleum cracked Hyper change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature n a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive 6Hyper cocain, cocaine a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive 1n a usually brief attempt he took a crack at it Syn|Hyper fling, go, offer, pass, whirl attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something 2n a chance to do something 7Syn|Hyper shot chance, opportunity a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances adj of the highest quality 8a crack shot Syn A-one, ace, first-rate, super, tiptop, top-notch, topnotch, tops superior of high or superior quality or performance v gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions 9she cracked my password crack a safe Hyper break, break in enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act v pass through (a barrier) Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county Syn|Hyper break through go across, go through, pass go across or through |
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