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单词 scrunch
释义

scrunch

noun
/skrʌntʃ/
/skrʌntʃ/
[singular]
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  1. a loud sound like the one that is made when you walk on gravel (= small stones)
    • the scrunch of tyres on the gravel

scrunch

verb
/skrʌntʃ/
/skrʌntʃ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they scrunch
/skrʌntʃ/
/skrʌntʃ/
he / she / it scrunches
/ˈskrʌntʃɪz/
/ˈskrʌntʃɪz/
past simple scrunched
/skrʌntʃt/
/skrʌntʃt/
past participle scrunched
/skrʌntʃt/
/skrʌntʃt/
-ing form scrunching
/ˈskrʌntʃɪŋ/
/ˈskrʌntʃɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] to make a loud sound like the one that is made when you walk on gravel (= small stones) synonym crunch
    • The snow scrunched underfoot.
  2. [transitive] scrunch something (up) to cause something to form a small round shape with your hand
    • He scrunched up the note and threw it on the fire.
  3. [transitive] scrunch something (up) to make something become smaller or squeezed together
    • The hedgehog scrunched itself up into a ball.
    • She scrunched up her face, as if about to cry.
    • She makes funny faces, scrunching up her nose and holding it.
    • He scrunched hs eyes tightly.
  4. [transitive] scrunch something to create a loose curly hairstyle by squeezing the hair with the handsTopics Appearancec2
  5. Word Originlate 18th cent. (in the sense ‘eat or bite noisily’): probably imitative; compare with crunch.
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