单词	crunch
释义	crunch1 nouncrunch2 verb crunchcrunch1 /krʌntʃ/ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES At crunch time the team really pulled together. I heard the crunch of footsteps on gravel road outside. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Actually, the crunch did come, and the liberals never lifted a finger to save us. First though it's rugby and crunch time in the Courage League tomorrow. If it comes to the crunch, going in would seem to me the lesser evil. Millions of otherwise serviceable computers today are suffering from space crunch. My footsteps made a satisfactory crunch on a gravel path and I was aware at once that the satyr's footsteps had halted. There was the crunch of his feet rapidly moving away over the snow and she felt her tense muscles relax. While that supply crunch has eased, prices are still benefiting to some extent, traders say. word sets WORD SETS► COLOURS & SOUNDS ablaze, adjectiveacoustic, adjectiveacoustics, nounaglow, adjectivebaa, verbbabble, verbbabble, nounbabel, nounbaby talk, nounbackfire, verbbackground, nounbang, nounbang, verbbang, interjectionbark, verbbark, nounbattle cry, nounbay, verbbeat, verbbeat, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounblare, verbblast, nounbleat, verbbleep, nounbleep, verbblip, nounbong, nounboom, nounboom, verbbowwow, interjectionbrassy, adjectivebray, verbbrazen, adjectivebreathy, adjectivebubble, verbbump, nounchatter, verbchatter, nounclink, verbclink, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncrackle, verbcrackling, nouncrash, verbcrash, nouncreak, verbcreaky, adjectivecroak, verbcroak, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcrunch, nouncrunch, verbding-dong, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedrone, verbdrone, noundrown, verbdrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrumming, noundull, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfizz, verbflat, adjectivefootfall, nounfootstep, nounfusillade, noungrinding, adjectivegroan, verbgroan, noungrunt, verbgrunt, nounguffaw, verbgunshot, nounguttural, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhiss, verbindistinct, adjectiveirregular, adjectivelow, verbmarbled, adjectivematching, adjectivemellow, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemetallic, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmodulate, verbmonotone, nounmoo, verbmurmur, verbmurmur, nounmusical, adjectivemusically, adverbmute, verbnasal, adjectivenoise, nounoink, interjectionoof, interjectionpatter, verbpatter, nounpeal, nounpeal, verbpenetrating, adjectivepercussion, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepulse, nounputter, verbquack, verbquack, nounquaver, nounracket, nounrasp, verbrasp, nounraspberry, nounrat-a-tat, nounrattle, nounraucous, adjectivereedy, adjectivereport, nounresonance, nounresonant, adjectiveresonate, verbresonator, nounresound, verbresounding, adjectivereverberate, verbreverberation, nounrich, adjectivering, nounring, verbringing, adjectiveripple, verbripple, nounroar, nounroaring, adjectiveroll, verbrough, adjectiverustle, verbrustle, nounscratch, verbscratch, nounscream, verbscream, nounscrunch, verbsmoky, adjectivesnarl, verbsoft, adjectivesoft-spoken, adjectivesonorous, adjectivesotto voce, adverbsplosh, verbsweet, adjectiveswoosh, verbtick-tock, nountinny, adjectivetonal, adjectivevivid, adjectivevowel, nounwail, verbweak, adjectivewhack, nounwham, interjectionwhine, verbwhinny, verbwhirr, verbwhistle, verbwhistle, nounyelp, nounyowl, verbzoom, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► cash/budget/financial etc crunch  Cost cutting had enabled the organization to survive a previous cash crunch. ► The crunch came  The crunch came when my bank asked for my credit card back. ► When it came to the crunch  When it came to the crunch, she couldn’t agree to marry him. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a credit crunch/squeeze (=a situation in which people are not allowed as much credit as before)· Due to a credit squeeze, interest rates rose. ► crunch/grind the gears (=change gear in a way that makes an unpleasant noise)· He crunched the gears into reverse. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► cash · Despite this cash crunch, Simpson may yet find a way to at least postpone payment of his debts to the plaintiffs.· The cash crunch also prevented the family from fully stocking its remaining stores. ► credit · That would cause a severe credit crunch.· A credit crunch is the name economists give to a sudden reluctance among banks to lend money.· Typically, a credit crunch happens when banks start to worry about the creditworthiness of their borrowers.· The consequences for severely indebted countries are dire: higher interest rates for many, and a credit crunch.· This demand on the international capital markets raises interest rates, aggravating the problems of debt and credit crunch. ► time · Many families face a time crunch, but experts disagree on the extent to which average working hours have increased.· Acknowledging the time crunch, Rep. VERB► come · I don't know if I want to marry him, or if I will whenever it comes to the crunch.· When it comes to the crunch, you won't have time to start thinking about what to do next.· If it comes to the crunch, going in would seem to me the lesser evil.· And it came to the crunch in April, I was on a death wish.· Now come the real crunch figures: the projected plan benefits at maturity.· However, when it comes to the crunch you will probably find yourself writing round to agencies asking for an interview.· And here we come to the crunch - the core of the paradox.· Ramsay and Fraser reckoned that perhaps one-third might desert Dunbar when it came to the crunch. ► hear · She could almost hear the crunch they made.· You jam your foot on the brie as you hear a horrible crunch from behind the car.· Suddenly, from behind, I heard the crunch of rubble.· He heard a crunch or two and saw the headlights where he knew there wasn't a road. 1[singular] a noise like the sound of something being crushed:  The only sound was the crunch of tyres on gravel.2[countable, singular] American English a difficult situation caused by a lack of something, especially money or time:  Three new teachers were hired to help ease the crunch.cash/budget/financial etc crunch Cost cutting had enabled the organization to survive a previous cash crunch.3the crunch (also crunch time American English) an important time, especially one when a difficult decision has to be made:  The crunch came when my bank asked for my credit card back. When it came to the crunch, she couldn’t agree to marry him.4[countable] an exercise in which you lie on your back and lift your head and shoulders off the ground to make your stomach muscles strong SYN  sit-up crunch1 nouncrunch2 verb crunchcrunch2 verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINcrunch2 Origin: 1800-1900 cranch ‘to crunch’ (17-19 centuries), probably from the sound; influenced by munch Verb Table VERB TABLE crunch Simple Form Present I, you, we, they crunch he, she, it crunches Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they crunched Present perfect I, you, we, they have crunched he, she, it has crunched Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had crunched Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will crunch Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have crunched Continuous Form Present I am crunching he, she, it is crunching you, we, they are crunching Past I, he, she, it was crunching you, we, they were crunching Present perfect I, you, we, they have been crunching he, she, it has been crunching Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been crunching Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be crunching Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been crunching Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Broken window glass crunched under foot. He drank his orange juice and crunched a half burnt piece of toast. Jill was reading the paper, crunching a raw carrot as she read. Kids were crunching graham crackers and drinking juice. Miguel, crunching on a mouthful of chips, wiped the cheese from his beard. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He staggered round the rear of the couch, feet crunching in plaster, and sat down. No, the sound of crunching from the hallway confirmed that Holmes was having a remote control snack. She popped a fragment of biscuit into her mouth and crunched it primly with her front teeth. The Don Eusebio crunched into the Zamboanga wharf at noon, four hours behind schedule. The room was lit by a red light from the burning houses behind it as Anne crunched over broken crockery and plaster. They crunch those numbers with their calculators and spreadsheets. We walked along in silence, the snow crunching beneath our feet. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto eat noisily► munch to eat something with continuous movements of your mouth, especially when you are enjoying your food: · Jamie came out of the store munching a bag of potato chips.munch on: · We sipped black coffee and munched on homemade biscuits. ► crunch to noisily eat something hard: · He drank his orange juice and crunched a half burnt piece of toast.· Jill was reading the paper, crunching a raw carrot as she read.crunch on: · Miguel, crunching on a mouthful of chips, wiped the cheese from his beard. WORD SETS► COLOURS & SOUNDS ablaze, adjectiveacoustic, adjectiveacoustics, nounaglow, adjectivebaa, verbbabble, verbbabble, nounbabel, nounbaby talk, nounbackfire, verbbackground, nounbang, nounbang, verbbang, interjectionbark, verbbark, nounbattle cry, nounbay, verbbeat, verbbeat, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounblare, verbblast, nounbleat, verbbleep, nounbleep, verbblip, nounbong, nounboom, nounboom, verbbowwow, interjectionbrassy, adjectivebray, verbbrazen, adjectivebreathy, adjectivebubble, verbbump, nounchatter, verbchatter, nounclink, verbclink, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncrackle, verbcrackling, nouncrash, verbcrash, nouncreak, verbcreaky, adjectivecroak, verbcroak, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcrunch, nouncrunch, verbding-dong, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedrone, verbdrone, noundrown, verbdrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrumming, noundull, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfizz, verbflat, adjectivefootfall, nounfootstep, nounfusillade, noungrinding, adjectivegroan, verbgroan, noungrunt, verbgrunt, nounguffaw, verbgunshot, nounguttural, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhiss, verbindistinct, adjectiveirregular, adjectivelow, verbmarbled, adjectivematching, adjectivemellow, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemetallic, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmodulate, verbmonotone, nounmoo, verbmurmur, verbmurmur, nounmusical, adjectivemusically, adverbmute, verbnasal, adjectivenoise, nounoink, interjectionoof, interjectionpatter, verbpatter, nounpeal, nounpeal, verbpenetrating, adjectivepercussion, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepulse, nounputter, verbquack, verbquack, nounquaver, nounracket, nounrasp, verbrasp, nounraspberry, nounrat-a-tat, nounrattle, nounraucous, adjectivereedy, adjectivereport, nounresonance, nounresonant, adjectiveresonate, verbresonator, nounresound, verbresounding, adjectivereverberate, verbreverberation, nounrich, adjectivering, nounring, verbringing, adjectiveripple, verbripple, nounroar, nounroaring, adjectiveroll, verbrough, adjectiverustle, verbrustle, nounscratch, verbscratch, nounscream, verbscream, nounscrunch, verbsmoky, adjectivesnarl, verbsoft, adjectivesoft-spoken, adjectivesonorous, adjectivesotto voce, adverbsplosh, verbsweet, adjectiveswoosh, verbtick-tock, nountinny, adjectivetonal, adjectivevivid, adjectivevowel, nounwail, verbweak, adjectivewhack, nounwham, interjectionwhine, verbwhinny, verbwhirr, verbwhistle, verbwhistle, nounyelp, nounyowl, verbzoom, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a credit crunch/squeeze (=a situation in which people are not allowed as much credit as before)· Due to a credit squeeze, interest rates rose. ► crunch/grind the gears (=change gear in a way that makes an unpleasant noise)· He crunched the gears into reverse. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► gravel · He allowed the car to move slowly forward, the tyres crunching against the gravel road.· Steps crunched on the roadside gravel as some one came around to the back.· It crunched round on the gravel in front of the house then sped off through the gates scattering white stones. ► number · Despite his off-course number crunching, he was, in the main, a feel player, not a technician.· I can find Frieze invaluable for capturing graphical output from number crunching software. ► numbers · Linked together, they can crunch numbers as fast as any mainframe, but at a fraction of the cost.· They crunch those numbers with their calculators and spreadsheets.· Though they crunch the same numbers and speak to the same executives, the agencies' analysts have reached markedly different conclusions.· She lived for the day when she could crunch numbers in the dry air of West Texas.· The computer then crunches all the numbers and churns out not only the winner but the final score. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► crunch (the) numbers Linked together, they can crunch numbers as fast as any mainframe, but at a fraction of the cost. One crunched numbers; they were very important to him. She lived for the day when she could crunch numbers in the dry air of West Texas. 1[intransitive] to make a sound like something being crushed:  Their boots crunched loudly on the frozen snow.2[intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to eat hard food in a way that makes a noisecrunch on The dog was crunching on a bone.3crunch (the) numbers to do a lot of calculations in order to find an answer:  The computer will crunch all the numbers to determine the final score.
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