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单词 crashes
释义

crash

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verb

ˈkrash How to pronounce crash (audio)
crashed; crashing; crashes

transitive verb

1
a
: to break violently and noisily : smash
b
: to damage (an airplane) in landing
2
a
: to cause to make a loud noise
crash the cymbals together
b
: to force (one's way) through with loud crashing noises
3
: to enter or attend without invitation or without paying
crash the party
4
: to move toward aggressively (as in fighting for a rebound)
basketball players crashing the boards
5
: to cause (a computer system, component, or program) to crash

intransitive verb

1
a
: to break or go to pieces with or as if with violence and noise
b
: to fall, land, or hit with destructive force
c
: to decline suddenly and steeply
d
of a computer system, component, or program : to suffer a sudden major failure usually with attendant loss of data
2
: to make a smashing noise
thunder crashing overhead
3
: to move or force one's way with or as if with a crash
crashes into the room
4
slang : to experience the aftereffects (such as fatigue, irritability, headache, or depression) of a physiologically or psychologically active substance
Prolonged use of cocaine—repeatedly cycles of euphoria, crashing, and craving—probably brings about changes in the postsynaptic neurons … Robert Wilbur
Crashing from a sugar high never helped anyone remain awake all night. Justin Rocket Silverman
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informal
a
: to go to bed or fall asleep
also : to reside temporarily : stay
crashing with friends for a few days
b
: to lose energy : to become very fatigued
It happens every afternoon like clockwork … I'm crashing, my body says. I need salt. Sugar. Fat. Now. James Oseland
crasher noun

crash

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noun (1)

1
: a loud sound (as of things smashing)
a crash of thunder
2
a
: a breaking to pieces by or as if by collision
b
: an instance of crashing
a plane crash
a system crash
3
: a sudden decline (as of a population) or failure (as of a business)
a stock market crash
4
informal : the sudden, powerful occurrence of adverse aftereffects (such as fatigue, irritability, headache, or depression) following the use of a physiologically or psychologically active substance
… the jitters, euphoria and eventual crash that come after caffeine or amphetamines. Graham Lawton
When it comes to snacks, bars can have a nutritional edge over candy. Many are lower in fat and sugars. And some bars might be less likely to cause sugar rushes followed by crashes. Consumer Reports

crash

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adjective

: marked by a concerted effort and effected in the shortest possible time especially to meet emergency conditions
a crash renovation program

crash

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noun (2)

: a coarse fabric used for draperies, toweling, and clothing and for strengthening joints of cased-in books

Synonyms

Verb

  • break down
  • shatter
  • smash

Noun (1)

  • collision
  • concussion
  • crack-up
  • smash
  • smashup
  • wreck
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Example Sentences

Verb She crashed the car into a tree, but no one was hurt. He has crashed two cars, a truck, and a motorcycle. We listened to the waves crashing against the shore. The stuntman crashed through the window on a motorcycle. The walls crashed down around them. The books crashed to the floor. The cymbals crashed and the trumpets blew. Thunder crashed as the rain started to pour. He crashed the cymbals together. See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English crasschen

Noun (2)

probably from Russian krashenina colored linen

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun (1)

1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1945, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1812, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

crash 1 of 2

verb

ˈkrash How to pronounce crash (audio)
crashed; crashing
1
: to break or go to pieces with or as if with violence and noise : smash
2
: to fall or strike something with noise and damage
A plane crashed in the storm.
The lamp crashed to the floor.
3
: to hit or cause to hit something with force and noise
The car crashed into a tree.
4
: to make or cause to make a loud noise
Thunder crashed overhead.
5
: to move roughly and noisily
I heard something crashing through the woods.
6
: to stay for a short time where someone else lives

crash

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noun

1
: a loud sound (as of things smashing)
2
: an instance of hitting something with force
Two floor-quaking crashes came from the dining room … Jerry Spinelli, Maniac Magee
3
: a collision involving a vehicle
a plane crash
4
: a sudden weakening or failure (as of a business or prices)

crashes 1 of 2

noun

plural of crash
1
as in collisions
the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact the fiery crash of two jumbo jet airplanes in midair

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • collisions
  • wrecks
  • accidents
  • smashups
  • smashes
  • pileups
  • concussions
  • crack-ups
  • ruins
  • destructions
  • demolishments
2
as in collapses
a falling short of one's goals refused to be discouraged by the crash of her hairdressing business

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • collapses
  • defeats
  • failures
  • setbacks
  • fizzles
  • nonsuccesses
  • croppers
  • disappointments
  • deficiencies
  • nonachievements
  • futilities
  • inadequacies
  • letdowns
  • inefficacies
  • insufficiencies
  • ineffectualities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • successes
  • achievements
  • accomplishments
  • victories
  • wins
3
as in booms
a loud explosive sound the crash of cymbals

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • booms
  • bangs
  • claps
  • pops
  • blasts
  • thunderclaps
  • smashes
  • roars
  • slams
  • cracks
  • reports
  • knocks
  • whumps
  • whacks
  • snaps
  • thwacks
  • clashes
  • whomps
  • taps
  • thunks
  • clangs
  • whams
  • howls
  • clanks
  • outcries
  • uproars
  • blares
  • clangors
  • hubbubs
  • clamors
  • tumults
  • hullabaloos
  • raps
  • hue and cries
4
as in impacts
a forceful coming together of two things a story about the crash of two alien cultures and the unfortunate consequences

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • collisions
  • impacts
  • jolts
  • shocks
  • thumps
  • bumps
  • blows
  • encounters
  • slams
  • kicks
  • slaps
  • contacts
  • hits
  • punches
  • concussions
  • knocks
  • jounces
  • smashes
  • strikes
  • wallops
  • impingements
  • jars
  • buffets
  • touches
  • bashings
  • raps
  • batterings
  • meetings
  • thrashings
  • lickings

crashes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of crash
1
as in smashes
to cause to break with violence and much noise crashed the vase against the wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • smashes
  • shatters
  • destroys
  • fractures
  • wrecks
  • demolishes
  • fragments
  • splits
  • splinters
  • breaks down
  • cracks
  • wastes
  • ruins
  • vaporizes
  • busts
  • crushes
  • annihilates
  • crunches
  • tears down
  • bashes
  • decimates
  • snaps
  • pulverizes
  • nukes
  • shivers
  • totals
  • devastates
  • wracks
  • desolates
2
as in bumps
to come into usually forceful contact with something the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • bumps
  • collides
  • bangs
  • smashes
  • slams
  • knocks
  • hits
  • rams
  • impacts
  • thuds
  • swipes
  • bounces
  • impinges
  • bashes
  • strikes
  • scrapes
  • skips
  • ricochets
  • glances
  • lands
  • contacts
  • sweeps
  • clunks
  • rebounds
  • brushes
  • grazes
  • touches
  • pushes
  • kisses
  • skims
  • nudges
  • shaves
  • caroms
  • jostles
  • muscles
  • presses
  • bulldozes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • misses
  • skirts
3
as in dies
to stop functioning my computer crashed yet again

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • dies
  • fails
  • stalls
  • breaks
  • breaks down
  • malfunctions
  • cuts out
  • sputters
  • gives out
  • wheezes
  • fizzles
  • jams
  • conks (out)
  • acts up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • starts (up)
4
as in pushes
to force one's way fleeing animals crashed through the forest

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • pushes
  • squeezes
  • jams
  • jostles
  • shoves
  • bulls
  • presses
  • shoulders
  • bores
  • thrusts
  • elbows
  • muscles
  • bulldozes
  • rams
5
as in falls
to go to a lower level especially abruptly sales of that phone have crashed since the competing version came out

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • falls
  • tumbles
  • plunges
  • dips
  • declines
  • drops
  • plummets
  • skids
  • sinks
  • decreases
  • descends
  • dives
  • craters
  • nose-dives
  • lowers
  • subsides
  • diminishes
  • retreats
  • droops
  • tapers off
  • wanes
  • ebbs
  • abates
  • dwindles
  • moderates
  • de-escalates
  • lessens
  • dies (down)
  • recedes
  • lets up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • rises
  • arises
  • spikes
  • lifts
  • soars
  • ascends
  • mounts
  • ups
  • increases
  • builds
  • grows
  • swells
  • accumulates
  • escalates
  • intensifies
  • expands
  • enlarges
  • mushrooms
  • picks up
  • waxes
  • snowballs
  • balloons
  • bourgeons
  • burgeons
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as in retires
slang to go to one's bed in order to sleep I'm so exhausted that I'm just going to crash as soon as we get home

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • retires
  • settles
  • naps
  • sleeps
  • hits the sack
  • beds
  • turns in
  • hits the hay
  • dozes
  • snoozes
  • dosses (down)
  • drops off
  • slumbers
  • roosts
  • nods
  • bunks
  • reclines
  • perches
  • couches
  • lies (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • rises
  • arises
  • wakes
  • awakens
  • awakes
  • uprises
  • stirs
  • rouses
  • wakens
  • arouses
  • shifts
  • reawakens
  • bestirs
  • stirs
  • gets up
  • reawakes
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as in stays
slang to reside as a temporary guest I'm going to crash at my sister's apartment when I'm in New York

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • stays
  • visits
  • sojourns
  • haunts
  • runs in
  • comes over
  • drops by
  • tarries
  • drops in
  • frequents
  • steps in
  • inhabits
  • comes by
  • occupies
  • hangs (around or out)
  • stops (by)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lives
  • resides
  • dwells
  • abides
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